Maine Authorities Confirm Body Found in Casco Bay was from Bow

A body recovered from Casco Bay at the end of July has been positively identified by the Maine Medical Examiner as 31-year-old Bow native Edward Berke.

Berke, an alumnus of Bow High School, was on a boating trip with three others when the Coast Guard received a distress call on July 4^th reporting Berke had fallen overboard near Clapboard Island.

The Berke family remembered ‘Eddie’ for his adventurous spirit, his knack for listening to others and his ability to make friends.

The medical examiner confirmed Berke’s identity on Tuesday.