Father Sues Over Son’s Drowning on School Field Trip in Maine

April 29, 2019

The father of a 13-year-old boy who drowned on a field trip to a Maine state park is suing the state and the city of Lewiston in federal court.

The Sun Journal newspaper reports that the lawsuit filed by Ali Abdisamad seeks unspecified damages for medical costs and funeral expenses, along with pain and suffering.

His son, Rayan Isa, was a seventh-grader at Lewiston Middle School when he drowned during a field trip to Range Pond State Park on June 12, 2018.

Eleven school employees and one lifeguard was on duty with 111 students. Isa was playing football when he ventured into deeper water and drowned.

School Superintendent Bill Webster said policy changes have been adopted to ensure such a tragedy never happens again. The attorney general’s office declined comment.

Information from: Sun-Journal

Topics Lawsuits Maine

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  • April 30, 2019 at 2:01 pm
    KP says:
    This young man lost his life because he didn't know how to swim and had no business being in the water. Parents dumping their lack of responsibility/guilt on others.
  • April 30, 2019 at 11:57 am
    Fair Playing Field says:
    Not sure how parental responsibility comes into play on a school field trip. In any event, the kid attended Lewiston Middle School and the City of Lewiston is named in the sui... read more
  • April 30, 2019 at 11:04 am
    Agent says:
    What ever happened to responsibility for parents and educators?

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