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According to company officials, the Sappi Fine Paper company in Westbrook drained the Presumpscot River near the Gambo Dam between Gorham and Windham last week. Sappi spokeswoman Brook Terry said a clamshell-shaped crane claw used to pull debris from the Patriot’s Day storm had become stuck. “By lowering the water level we were able to see what part of the clamshell was stuck,” she said. In addition to seeing that the crane was stuck in a deep sluice gate, the low water level revealed the location of all the debris and a wooden structure built to control the flow of water. Staff photo by Michael Hartwell

Gambodamn1-3: The Sappi paper company drained the water around the Gambo Road dam between Gorham and Windham last week. Sappi Spokeswoman Brook Terry said a clamshell-shaped crane claw used to pull debris from the Patriots’ Day storm had become stuck. “By lowering the water level we were able to see what part of the clamshell was stuck.” In addition to seeing that the crane was stuck in a deep sluice gate, the low water level revealed the location of all the debris and a wooden structure built to control the flow of water.Gambodamn1-3: The Sappi paper company drained the water around the Gambo Road dam between Gorham and Windham last week. Sappi Spokeswoman Brook Terry said a clamshell-shaped crane claw used to pull debris from the Patriots’ Day storm had become stuck. “By lowering the water level we were able to see what part of the clamshell was stuck,” she said. In addition to seeing that the crane was stuck in a deep sluice gate, the low water level revealed the location of all the debris and a wooden structure built to control the flow of water.Gambodamn1-3: The Sappi paper company drained the water around the Gambo Road dam between Gorham and Windham last week. Sappi Spokeswoman Brook Terry said a clamshell-shaped crane claw used to pull debris from the Patriots’ Day storm had become stuck. “By lowering the water level we were able to see what part of the clamshell was stuck,” she said. In addition to seeing that the crane was stuck in a deep sluice gate, the low water level revealed the location of all the debris and a wooden structure built to control the flow of water.