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Active search for Marine from Mass. swept from Puerto Rico beach ends
Days after a U.S. Marine from Massachusetts was swept from a beach in Puerto Rico, the search for him has changed, with local authorities saying that the active search for him was ending as of Monday. Cpl. Samuel Maturi Wanjiru, 26, was at La Pared beach in Luquillo, on Puerto Rico’s north-facing shore, on Wednesday with his partner when...
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Teen who died while swimming in Westford quarry on Labor Day is IDed
The 18-year-old who died while swimming in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, with friends on Labor Day has been identified. Chester D. Rodriguez started struggling and went underwater shortly before 5 p.m. Monday at Merrill’s Quarry, state police said Wednesday, and didn’t resurface. There were no sign of foul play, police said, noting that the quarry has signs marking...
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Teen's body recovered from Merrill Quarry in Westford
Officials haven’t identified the 18-year-old who died Monday.
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Teen found dead in Westford quarry after water search on Labor Day
A teen’s body was found in the water in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, on Monday, fire officials said. Someone at Merrill’s Quarry off Vineyard Road called 911 about 4:16 p.m. after an 18-year-old who jumped into the water in the quarry didn’t surface, according to Westford Fire Chief Joseph Targ. The teen who died wasn’t identified beyond being...
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‘He died doing what was right': Mother mourns son who drowned trying to save family
A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man drowned in a New Hampshire river over the weekend as he was trying to rescue his wife and stepson. Police said it happened at Swift River in Albany, New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. Vincent Parr, 37, of Lawrence was trying to rescue his family when the current became so powerful that he got stuck. His family made…
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Lawrence man drowns trying to rescue wife and stepson
The victim’s mother said he died doing what is right – trying to save others.
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Woman dies in hospital after scuba diving in Rockport
The woman died on Monday morning, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office.
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Woman dies after scuba diving incident off Rockport, DA says
A woman who was scuba diving with her father off Massachusetts’ North Shore on Saturday has died after two days in the hospital, authorities said. The woman, identified as Sara Elizabeth Nivens of South Boston, was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being pulled onto a charter boat, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Nivens, who was 40,…
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Man, 43, missing after paddleboarding in Martha's Vineyard pond, police say
UPDATE: The man’s body was found Monday, Massachusetts State Police said. He was identified as Tafari Campbell, a beloved longtime chef for former President Barack Obama and his family. A paddleboarder went missing in a pond on Martha’s Vineyard Sunday, local and state police said amid a search for the 43-year-old man. The search, which is being considered a...
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Man dead after trying to rescue 2 kids at RI state beach
After getting caught in an ocean current during an attempt to rescue two young swimmers in Narragansett, Rhode Island, a 39-year-old man died Tuesday night, officials said. A young girl had attempted to save a young boy in the water at Scarborough State Beach, but both struggled to stay afloat, according to Michael Healey of the Department of Environmental Management….
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Community Mourns Boy Scout Who Died in New Hampshire Boating Accident
Keoni Hubbard, an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a boating accident last Friday was mourned by friends and family today in Lexington, whose family described him as a selfless child who found joy in the happiness of others.
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Family of ‘beloved' Mass. Boy Scout killed in NH boat accident releases statement
The family of a Boy Scout from Lexington, Massachusetts, who died in a boating accident Friday in New Hampshire has released a statement identifying him as Keoni Hubbard. The 11-year-old was a member of Lexington’s Boy Scout Troop 119, the family said Sunday. Their full statement reads: Our hearts are forever broken by the loss of our Keoni. Beloved by…
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3 people dead in NH water incidents, including Lexington middle school student
The superintendent for Lexington Public Schools sent a message to the district’s families Saturday to share the tragic news, saying a Clarke Middle School student was attending a summer camp in New Hampshire when he was involved in a fatal boating accident.
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Boy Scout from Lexington, Mass., among 3 dead in NH water incidents Friday
A Boy Scout from Lexington, Massachusetts, died in a boating accident in New Hampshire on Friday, one of three separate water-related deaths reported in the state that day, according to state police. The bodies of a Massachusetts woman and a man, both in their early 40s, were also found in bodies of water Friday, the New Hampshire State Police Marine…