A missing lobster fisherman who was found unresponsive in the waters of Plymouth Harbor on Sunday afternoon has died, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard said they received a report around 1:20 p.m. of an unmanned lobster boat out in Plymouth Harbor. They began searching the area by helicopter.
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During the search, the Plymouth harbormaster reportedly found the lobster fisherman unresponsive in the water. He was wearing yellow fishing bibs but was not wearing a life jacket or other flotation device, the Coast Guard said.
The harbormaster got the man out of the water and to a dock. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, where he was later pronounced dead.
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The man has been identified as 65-year-old Michael Furlong. There were no signs of foul play.
No further information was immediately available.
