A man who apparently drowned last week off Bar Island in Acadia National Park has been identified as a restaurant worker from Maryland, according to his friends and family.
A Bar Harbor police summary report on the incident, which started on Jan. 28 as a rescue effort after the man had reportedly been trapped on the island by the incoming tide, identified the man as Christian Leveron, 24, of Annapolis.
Leveron’s body was found in the water off Bar Island on the morning of Jan. 29.
The Maryland man went missing while hiking the evening of Jan. 28, instigating a multi agency search throughout that night. Leveron was discovered deceased the following day, according to the Bar Harbor Police Department’s media summary report.
An investigation by the National Park Service is underway.
Leveron worked at Level, a restaurant in Annapolis, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.
“We recently lost a beloved member of our extended Level family and local community in a tragic accident,” a Facebook post from Level restaurant says. “Christian made a huge impact on everyone he met and the world around him. His connection to Annapolis runs deep and we are so lucky to have had him in our lives. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this incredibly difficult time.”
A GoFundMe page set up by a family member of Leveron has raised over $18,000 over the past six days.
“Christian was more than family — he was a best friend, a source of laughter, and someone who always showed up for the people he loved,” the GoFundMe says. “Whether it was his humor, his generosity , or simply the way he cared so deeply for others, he made a lasting impact on everyone lucky enough to know him.”
Leveron’s identity as last week’s drowning victim was first reported by a local blog’s Facebook page, Acadia National Park on My Mind.
An autopsy to confirm Leveran’s cause of death is currently underway, according to the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
