Man's Body Found in Lowell Canal

Prosecutors said the body appeared to have been in the water for a long period of time

Firefighters removed a man's body from a canal in Lowell, Massachusetts, Wednesday after it was spotted by a passerby, authorities said.

The body in the Northern Canal near 145 Pawtucket Avenue was reported about 1 p.m., according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.

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They said the body appeared to have been in the water for a long period of time.

The person's identity, and what happened to them, is under investigation, prosecutors said.

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