Park biker dies after riding into gate

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A man from Washington state died Saturday afternoon in Acadia National Park after riding his bicycle into a closed gate on Park Loop Road, according to park officials.

Stephen Kennedy, 63, of Washouga, Wash., died after his bicycle collided with a closed barrier gate near the intersection of Otter Cliffs Road, park officials indicated Sunday in a press release. The barrier gate is kept closed in the winter to block vehicular traffic from using the portion of Park Loop Road between Otter Cliffs and Seal Harbor.

Kennedy was riding with his son Andrew when the accident occurred at 3:45 p.m., the statement indicated. Kennedy was taken by ambulance to Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, where he died later Saturday evening.

No other details on the accident were available Sunday afternoon.