Midcoast man dies after his riding mower flipped and landed in a pond

<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=480%2C360&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=345%2C259&ssl=1 345w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/KnoxCountySO.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> FRIENDSHIP, Maine — A 79-year-old Friendship man died Wednesday when a riding lawn mower he was using flipped and ended up in a farm pond.

The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on private property on Delano Cove Road.

The body was taken to the Maine medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Friendship Fire Department, Waldoboro Emergency Medical Services and Knox County Communications Center assisted in the response.