Investigation Into Body Found In Penobscot River Continues

Officials continue to investigate the discovery of a body in the Penobscot River on Friday and say new information on the case could be released later this week.

"The body found last Friday is with the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta to determine a positive identity, cause and manner of death," Maine Warden Service Cpl. John MacDonald said in a news release on Monday. "We anticipate this information to be released later this week."

The body was discovered floating in the river near the Sea Dog Brewing Co. restaurant on Front St. and was pulled ashore near the Veteran’s Remembrance Bridge in Hampden around 6:15 p.m.

In addition to Bangor police, the Orono Police Department and the Maine Warden Service responded to the scene, as Maine Maritime Academy student David Breunig went missing in Orono on Feb. 26.

The 21-year-old Westbrook resident left a party on Crosby Street around 11:30 p.m. and was last seen walking toward train tracks near a railroad bridge that spans the Stillwater River.