Marine Patrol Searching Near Nubble Light for Missing Boater

CAPE NEDDICK, Maine - The Maine Marine Patrol is searching for 84-year-old Chester Benjamin Wiggins of Bedford, Massachusetts, whose 17-foot Boston Whaler was found Wednesday afternoon by a local resident, overturned on the shore near the Cape Neddick Nubble Light. Mr. Wiggins was last seen Tuesday evening aboard his boat in Cape Neddick Harbor. Marine Patrol began the search yesterday with members of the US Coast Guard and the York Police Department. The Marine Patrol continued the search this morning by plane and along the shoreline but was unable to search by boat due to high seas. York Police Department has deployed drones near Nubble Light and Cape Neddick Harbor. Marine Patrol will continue the search effort in the coming days.