Woman dies after bystanders pull her from Hancock County pond

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 13, 2026

Deborah Wedge, 67, was on the water on Beech Hill Pond off Salisbury Cove Road about 4:21 p.m. when she likely suffered an unknown “medical event,” according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. Bystanders rescued her from the water and performed CPR until first responders arrived, the sheriff’s office said early Monday morning. But Wedge died at the scene.