3 missing after waves hit Maine located

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Two die in hurricane-whipped surf
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One of three people in Maine swept into Atlantic Ocean by wave dies

Bill downgraded to tropical storm, heads into Atlantic

(CNN) -- Fierce waves churned up by Hurricane Bill were linked to the deaths of two people at the weekend, including a 7-year-old girl swept out to sea off Maine, officials reported.


The girl died Sunday after a large ocean wave kicked up by Hurricane Bill knocked her and two other people into the Atlantic at Maine's Acadia National Park, a park official said. The other two survived after being rescued by the Coast Guard.
Waves injured a few other people at the park, knocking them to the ground or into rocks and crevices, said Sheridan Steele, the park's superintendent. Some were taken to a hospital with broken bones or other injuries, according to Steele.
The victims were among several thousand people who were at the park late Sunday morning to watch the high waves that Bill -- then a Category 1 hurricane -- was producing.
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3 missing after waves hit Maine located
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(CNN) -- Three people missing Sunday after large ocean waves knocked several people into the Atlantic off Maine's Acadia National Park have been located, a park official said.

The victims were among several thousand people who were at the park late Sunday morning to watch the high waves that Hurricane Bill -- a Category 1 storm -- was kicking up offshore. The waves knocked several people into the water, and some suffered broken bones and back injuries, Sheridan Steele, the park's superintendent, said.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued at least two people in the afternoon, and the final three were accounted for by the early evening, Steele said.


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