Police say the body of the man who fell out of a canoe and never resurfaced in western Massachusetts was recovered on Sunday.
A boater had found what he believed might be the body using sonar and dropped a marker at that location.
The body surfaced on its own a short time later. Authorities said Westfield Firefighters responded and recovered the man’s body, identified as a 20-year-old.
Authorities say the body was recovered 50 yards from where the boat had capsized.
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Police have said the man was in a canoe with two other people in a pond at the park when it capsized around 6 p.m. Wednesday. The two other people in the canoe returned to shore, but the third never resurfaced.
One of the men who made it to shore was taken to a local hospital but was expected to survive.
“On behalf of the Westfield Fire Department and all our partner agencies, I want to express our deepest condolences to this young man’s family,” said Chief Egloff. “This is a very sad day, but I hope they can take some comfort in the knowledge that people from across Western Massachusetts supported the efforts to find their loved one.”
