At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 28, the Gorham and Windham Police Departments along with Gorham and Windham Fire Department responded to a vehicle submerged in the Presumpscot River. The vehicle veered off of Mallison Street on the Gorham side of the bridge and came to rest upside down in the river.
Due to the current and instability of the vehicle, the Cumberland County Dive team was activated. The vehicle was determined to be occupied and the operator was deceased at the scene.
Jonathan Patry, 38, had been visiting his parents in Standish. He left their home about 11 p.m. and was driving to his home in Portland.
The vehicle was first reported by an employee of Liberty Bell moving and storage, which rents a converted mill building overlooking the scene. The incident is currently under investigation by the Gorham Police Department with the assistance of the Windham Police Department.