Two of the four victims of the early Saturday morning tragedy that claimed the lives of four students from Maine Maritime Academy were locals.

The twenty-one-year-old Chase Fossett, who was majoring in international business and logistics at Gardiner Area High School, dropped out.

Fossett was a well-liked athlete and student, according to his high school principal.

“Chase was just an incredible young guy; he was nice and considerate, a superb citizen and student-athlete in our town, and he had many wonderful friends who are hurting deeply at this time. Everybody in school, on every team, in every class, with every coach, in every household, in every group of friends, just heard the news. It’s really a devastating loss,” said Principal Chad Kempton of Gardiner Area High School.

Brian Kenealy, 20, from York, Maine, is another Mainer.

Kenealy played soccer and maintained his athletic career in mixed martial arts while at York High School.

Kenealy was in school for global logistics and business.

Police lights, highly recommended The Castine tragedy that killed four students from Maine Maritime Academy also injured three, according to the police.
Riley Ignacio-Cameron, 20, of Aquinnah, Massachusetts, and Luke Simpson, 22, of Rockport, Massachusetts, both perished.

According to Kempton, Fossett’s closest pals are getting together on Saturday night to grieve.

“He leaves behind a very nice family that is very well respected in our community,” Kempton said. “He leaves behind a large group of but tight-knit friends who are feeling the pain of the loss.”

Authorities said 20-year-old Joshua Goncalves-Radding of North Babylon, New York, was traveling south on Route 166 in a 2013 Range Rover when it went off the road, collided with a tree, and caught fire.

Two other passengers and Goncalves-Radding were also carried to the hospital, although their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

Dominick Gecoya, 20, of Middleton, Massachusetts, and Noelle Tavares, both 20, of North Falmouth, Massachusetts, were also hurt.

In a statement, Maine Maritime Academy President Jerry S. Paul expressed how “heartbroken” the school community is over the crash.

All of the students and their families are in our thoughts and prayers. As a result, we have made counseling services available to the campus community as a top priority. “As President of Maine Maritime and a father, I urge that you respect the privacy of each and every one of our students,” Paul added.

And as President Paul noted, the administration at the school is still cooperating with the law enforcement officials.

The inquiry, according to the Maine State Police, is ongoing.

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