WATERVILLE -- First responders recovered a body from the Kennebec River this morning after a report of a person missing from a retirement apartment sparked a search involving a seaplane, dogs and a large number of officers and wardens.

Someone from the Woodlands Assisted Living facility on West River Road around 8:30 a.m. reported a woman missing, Waterville Police Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey said. He said the missing woman was Rachel Nelson, age 82, a resident of the facility. The last time anyone had seen her was around 9:30 a.m., and workers feared she had wandered off, police said.

Around 11:30 a.m., Rumsey announced a body had been recovered in the Kennebec River about a mile south of the Waterville boat landing. It has not yet been positively identified as Nelson, Rumsey said.

"We always want to bring the case to a successful conclusion, but in this line of work, that's not always how it works out," he said.

Rumsey said police at this point do not suspect foul play.