BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 5, 2025
A boat crash that killed three on Flagstaff Lake has the hallmarks of other incidents involving a specific model of pontoon boat recalled this year due to safety issues. The boat, a 2024 18-foot Sea-Doo Switch, was one of thousands recalled by Sea-Doo’s parent company Bombardier Recreational Products in February due to an increased risk of the boat nosediving into the water, causing it to flip end over end on its bow. That matches the description of Sunday’s crash in the western Maine town of Eustis, according to the Maine Warden Service. The agency is still investigating the incident that killed three of the seven people on board, but it has said the boat flipped despite the driver’s attempt to correct it. The weather conditions were calm that afternoon.