Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit and Dive Team discovered a body from the Charles River by the Massachusetts Avenue bridge in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday
Thursday, March 21, 2024
A body was pulled out of the Charles River near the Massachusetts Avenue bridge in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday.
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Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit and Dive Team spokesman Dave Procopio said the body was found by a dog walker at around 8:30 AM near the river east of the Mass Ave Bridge. The identity of the person has not been released as of yet. “We have nothing further we can release right now,” the spokesperson said.
The body was determined to be of an 80 year old male from Newton, Massachusetts. No foul play is suspected in this case, according to police authorities, learned via a press release on Wednesday. The name of the man has not been released yet by police. EMS said the man was dead after State Police moved his body onto the shore.
Sources[edit]
- Irene Rotondo. "Body pulled from Charles River in Boston by State Police divers" — MassLive.com, March 19, 2024
- Phil Tenser. "Body retrieved from Charles River near Mass. Ave. Bridge" — WCVB Boston, March 19, 2024
- Frank O'Laughlin. "State police investigating after body pulled from Charles River in Boston" — Boston 25 News, March 19, 2024
- Emily Spatz. "Police investigating after body pulled from Charles River" — Boston.com, March 19, 2024
- Travis Andersen. "Man whose body was pulled from Charles River was 80-year-old Newton resident" — The Boston Globe, March 20, 2024
- Emily Spatz. "Body pulled from Charles River identified as 80-year-old Newton man" — Boston.com, March 20, 2024