Fryeburg police mourn the death of officer

Nathan Desjardins

FRYEBURG — “With great sadness and a heavy heart” Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in a written statement that 20-year-old  officer Nathan Desjardins died Tuesday in the hospital after sustaining injuries during a Saco River rescue attempt this month.

 On May 27, the two Fryeburg Police officers, Dale Stout, 51, and Nathan Desjardins, 20, struck an object in the water with their jet boat while they were attempting to join a Maine Warden Service search to find missing canoeist Jennifer Bousquet, 38, of South Berwick, Maine.

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