YOUNG - BERT H. - Bar Harbor

May 27, 1931
Bert H. Young, who was a Bar Harbor Post Master, lost his life in a tragic boating accident on Long Pond.  Mr. Young was in a boat along with Harold Barnes, fishing when the boat capsized.  A doctor stated that Mr. Young's death may of been the result of a heart attack.  Acadia National Park Rangers responded to the tragic accident.
After the men were in the water, Barnes told Young that they would have to swim for it, but Young replied that he could not make it, at which point Barnes told him to stay with the over turned boat while he went for help.  After Barnes swam a short ways from the boat, he became exhausted from swimming in his wet clothing, and turned to look back at the boat.  He saw Mr. Young, now a few feet from the boat with his head out of the water, not struggling or making any type of sound.
Mr Barnes turned and swam some fifty yards to shore, and several times nearly gave up because he was so exhausted.
Once at shore Barnes took off in search of a nearby camp with a phone, but was not familiar with the area and ended up covering eight miles, at one point crossing a swamp, before finally coming out onto the Seal cove Road.  He stopped a passing car and told them to get help.  Sadly, had he known the area he would not have gone very far for help.  The body of Mr. Young was recovered from the pond a short time later.