PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 9, 2023
The Maine Warden Service is asking canoeists and kayakers to exercise caution when paddling on the Saco River in Fryeburg and Brownfield. Storms that dropped several inches of rain in Oxford County and other regions of the state have caused river levels to rise, currents to flow faster, and caused trees to fall into the river. In mid- to late July, several canoes flipped over or got stuck in debris in the Saco River, necessitating rescues by emergency responders of 17 paddlers.