PARIS – A Dixfield woman has been charged with attempting to murder her former husband.

Celeste Wilson was released on her own recognizance Monday after an appearance in District Court.

She was not required to enter a plea.

According to police reports and affidavits, Celeste Wilson and Richard Wilson went paddle boating on the Webb River on Saturday. They said an argument became heated.

Richard Wilson told police she told him he was “in a bad position, being on a river and not knowing how to swim.”

He said the argument became physical and his ex-wife pushed him into the river and held his head underwater. He was able to break away and reach shore.

Celeste Wilson told police she did try to hold his head underwater to drown him but then blacked out. When she regained consciousness, she didn’t remember anything and began to worry.

She said she began to remember doing something wrong and feared she had hurt her ex-husband.

A probable cause hearing was set for Aug. 7 in Rumford.