U.S Coast Guard believe shooter, Robert Card, escaped in his 15 foot Bayliner boat

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that U.S Coast Guard believe shooter, Robert Card, escaped in his 15 foot Bayliner boat.

A Coast Guard vessel, manned by a crew of five guardsmen, was actively patrolling the waters of the Kennebec River on Thursday. The suspect stands accused of causing the deaths of 18 individuals and injuring 13 others during the events of the previous night. Chief Petty Officer Ryan Smith, responsible for the Boothbay Harbor Station, confirmed the ongoing operation to The Messenger.

Earlier, authorities had located Card’s vehicle at a boat launch in Lisbon Falls, approximately 10 miles southeast of Lewiston. This discovery occurred following the shootings at a bowling alley and a nearby bar. Smith further specified that the Coast Guard crew involved in the search is armed and is focusing their efforts on locating Card’s 15-foot Bayliner boat, which is unaccounted for. Smith likened this vessel to what is commonly referred to as a “lake boat.”

A Coast Guard boat with a crew of five guardsmen was patrolling the waters of the Kennebec River on Thursday in search of Card, who is accused of killing 18 people and wounding 13 others Wednesday night, said Chief Petty Officer Ryan Smith, the officer in charge of the Boothbay Harbor Station.

Police previously found Card’s car at a boat launch in Lisbon Falls — about 10 miles southeast of Lewiston — amid a widespread manhunt sparked by the shootings at a bowling alley where he played and a nearby bar. 

Smith said the Coast Guard crew, which is armed, is searching for a 15-foot Bayliner boat that Card is believed to own and which is now unaccounted for.

Smith described the vessel as similar to a “lake boat.”

The crew is searching the entire river but focusing on the northern shore of the waterway, near its confluence with the Androscoggin River, Smith said.