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Contact: Edie Smith, Spokesperson
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 State Street
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333


Telephone: work (207) 592-4348

Fax: (207) 287-6395

March 28, 2010

Missing 15-Year-Old Bradford Boy Found in LaGrange

Augusta, Maine - A Bradford teen missing since Saturday night was found before 8 p.m. tonight in LaGrange.

Damien T. Clinton, 15, of Bradford left his Williams Road home after having an argument with his uncle at approximately 8:20 p.m. Saturday.

Damien lives with his uncle, Robert Hickey.

The teen was wearing a lightweight coat, T-shirt and pants, but had left behind his cellphone. A couple of people outside their home on Medford Road in LaGrange heard the teen calling for help, and assisted him. Damien was cold, scared and not wearing any shoes when he was found.

Damien was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, where he was to be evaluated for exposure and possible frostbite to his feet.

According the Maine Warden Service Sgt. Chris Cloutier, Damien was mobile from the time he left the house until he was found. Several people reported seeing someone who would hide under a blanket when spotted, and those reports were followed up on.

The Maine Warden Service, Maine State Police, Bradford Fire Department, and Maine Search and Rescues Dogs searched for the teen.