Man drowns in East Grand Lake

By Joseph Cyr
Staff Writer
    DANFORTH — Late Monday, divers from the Maine Warden Service recovered the body of a New York man, who drown in East Grand Lake Sunday afternoon.
    Harry Dullys, 39, of New York, N.Y. was staying with his wife at a camp on Moon Island, near Danforth. According to Corporal John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service, Dullys was attempting to swim to Loon’s Nest Island, a distance of about 200 yards. This area of East Grand Lake is the southern portion of the lake known as “the arm,” MacDonald said.
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SEARCHING — Members of the Maine Warden Service dive team search East Grand Lake Monday for a man believed to have drowned while swimming. Harry Dullys, 39, of New York, N.Y. was attempting to swim to Loon’s Nest Island, a distance of about 200 yards when he went under Sunday afternoon. His body was found Monday evening.
    Dullys was swimming with a Labrador retriever when his wife noticed the dog continuing to the island, but Dullys could not be seen. Numerous game wardens and a Warden Service aircraft responded to the scene and conducted a search for Dullys. Late in the evening, utilizing side-scan sonar technology, wardens identified what they believed to be Dullys’ body.
    At daybreak Monday, numerous members of the Maine Warden Service Dive Team conducted a dive operation and recovered Dullys’ body in 19 feet of water near Moon Island. The body was turned over to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Game Warden Brad Richard is the primary investigating officer.
    Downeast EMS, Danforth Fire, and Maine Guide Mark Danforth assisted the Maine Warden Service at the scene. The dog was recovered safely on the island.