I lived in York county in the 1970,s.
I would go with my Dad to the Biddeford Saco area .
One outing we were at a lumber yard that bordered the Saco river, I had always heard about the curse, on this particular outing I wadered close to the edge of a steep embankment and the earth crumbled under my feet.
My Dad heard me screaming as I clung to a root.
He pulled me up.
I will never forget almost becoming a victem of the curse.

If you have ever taken a trip on the Saco you would know that there is a ton of beer and other things consumed.The river is stong in springtime and early summer.Sooo big suprize that people drown.

Kayaker Found Dead In New Hampshire
10/29/2006
A 36-year-old man from Conway, New Hampshire died Saturday while kayaking on the East Branch River.
Authorities say the man, whose name is not being released, was paddling with two other men when he rolled his kayak in Bartlett, New Hampshire and was unable to roll back over.
About an hour later and six miles down the river, in the Saco river, his body was recovered.
Authorities say he was an experienced paddler and wearing a life vest, but because of the heavy rain, the river was choppy.

http://www.wlbz.com

I personaly believe that the curse is real. I think that it is strange that every year three white males are killed on the saco river. I have had one scauy encounterand don’t plan to have another. In 2004 me and my friend had went up there to swim. Well we went in and it was all good until i turned around and i couldn’t find her. I finally found her and pulled her out of the water. she had ALMOST drowned. If I hadn’t pulled her up right then I would have grabbed her dead body. Since then I have went back once. ONCE! On my second trip I was alone or so I thought. Well my neighbor had decide to follow me and when I went into the water he jujmped me and i was carried under the water and when i finally came up I was all alone. I don’t believe that was the curse it was just my neighbor but what happened to my friend we both believe it waas the curse. since my second frightning incounter with the saco river I haven’t been any were near it on foot! If you have any questions you can E-mail me at horses_should_be_free@yahoo.com. you can reach my friend at Phantom_stallion_girl@yahoo.com!!!!! thanx

I personaly believe that the curse is real. I think that it is strange that every year three white males are killed on the saco river. I have had one scauy encounterand don’t plan to have another. In 2004 me and my friend had went up there to swim. Well we went in and it was all good until i turned around and i couldn’t find her. I finally found her and pulled her out of the water. she had ALMOST drowned. If I hadn’t pulled her up right then I would have grabbed her dead body. Since then I have went back once. ONCE! On my second trip I was alone or so I thought. Well my neighbor had decide to follow me and when I went into the water he jumped me and i was carried under the water and when i finally came up I was all alone. I don’t believe that was the curse it was just my neighbor but what happened to my friend we both believe it waas the curse. since my second frightning incounter with the saco river I haven’t been any were near it on foot! If you have any questions you can E-mail me at horses_should_be_free@yahoo.com. you can reach my friend at Phantom_stallion_girl@yahoo.com!!!!! thanx

I very much can support this legend,I have been going to the saco area of maine every summer for the last 4 years,everyone on this comment page is right.I don’t know if the legend is actually true but take a look at the evidence.When I went to the Saco River with my aunt in summer of 04 we went kayaking,normally I’m the kinds girl who loveds a good paddle but something about that river is just not right.The currents are way to strong and its almost as if the river has a mind of its own.
When I got into my kayak and decided to paddle out ,I was shocked to find that I couldn’t steer my kayak!My warning to anyone who wants to venture out to the saco river,be carefull.Being alone in that river is no joke.Its dangerous.

I have heard about this before and 3 people died in a raft in march of 06.

I also agree with Paul.

This is scary but it seems so not true!
Duh people!!
Only gullible people would believe this stuff.

I live next to the saco river it is true believe me

Take it from someone in the Coast Guard, this river is more deadly than most. People die from drowning every year, yes, this is true. But most rivers, or any other body of water for that matter might average one per year. Not the 3 or more that this one racks up. If you don’t believe this, you’re a fool. You can argue with me until you’re blue in the face that it’s just coincidence. Facts are facts my friend. Not all truths are easy to swallow.

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i believe this is true….we went there alot when we were little. i almost drowned myself for no apparent reason. my mother got really ill after returning from the river one day. she was sick for a really long time. that was the last time she ever stepped foot there.

This is true i live in biddeford the next town over and one person that went to my school in like 3rd grade died in that river after diving in a hitting a rock knocking him unconsutios….My best friend andrew his real dad fell into that river drunk hit the water sank drown and floated up three days later.

Umm, perhaps that is true but keep this in mind. Though some people may die in the Saco river a year or so, does not make it cursed. The odds are in every river, lake or large pond, somone drounds. It just happens, doens’t make it curse just happens. And I think that perhaps this article maybe exagerating the amount of people killed as well.

I am originally from florida. Was visiting my cousins in maine. I can tell you that river is treacherous.I could tell by the way the water was running thru and over the dam area there by the bridge. I have seen lots of rivers & undertows in the ocean, and rapids in colorado-nothing compared to this.

It makes for a nice story, but the fact is that the Saco River is pretty long by Maine standards and is frequented by swimmers, kayaks, canoes, and campers. In the summer months it can be hard to find a place to even beach your canoe because of all the campers which typically are high school and college students looking for a place to drink away from home. I know of many people who come from Mass. just for this reason. Any body of water that sees that much traffic and alcohol consumption is going to see accidents. There are plenty of non-alcohol related accidents as well. The Saco river is known for having a lot of debris from trees as well as sudden whirlpools created by rock formations. All of these factors can lead to experienced swimmers and boaters drowning. Statistically, you’re more likely to die in a car accident on the way to one of the boat launches than you are to die, excluding those who increase their chances by swimming or boating drunk, or alone.