MORNING SENTINEL • April 13, 2020
Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont had begun a trip Saturday evening in Bingham. They camped Saturday and Sunday night on the river, portaging at the Solon Dam and the first of the two Madison dams. Shortly after police and the warden service were notified and began searching, Cyr and Bell went to the Family Dollar store in Madison, purchased a phone charger and recharged their phones, which were flooded with text messages by concerned family members. Cyr and Bell contacted their families, who quickly called state police and the search was halted.