Overview

• An 18-foot pontoon carrying seven people flipped about 180 feet from shore near the Cathedral Pines Campground on Flagstaff Lake, authorities said.
• The boat’s bow began to dip as it approached the beach area and flipped after the driver’s attempt to raise it failed, according to the state wildlife department.
• Farhana Nasir, 53, of Selden, New York, and Kiran Akbar, 23, of Lake Grove, New York, were pronounced dead at the scene.
• Noor Nasir, 22, was airlifted to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical in Bangor and remains in critical condition.
• Witnesses pulled all seven to shore and performed CPR on three, and officials said none of the passengers were wearing lifejackets as the investigation continues.