water search

A missing boater was found dead Sunday afternoon in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, following a large water search by state and local agencies. The North Brookfield Fire Department confirmed the man, who went missing Saturday while boating on Lake Lashaway, was found by sonar around 12:20 p.m. Sunday. His body was later recovered by divers. Search crews were first called to…

The shell fisherman found the body at the edge of Sengekontacket Pond at about 11:30 a.m., according to Massachusetts State Police, who had been searching for Tavaughn Bulgin.

A body was found by a fisherman on Martha’s Vineyard Thursday, state police said, that matches the description of a 21-year-old who’s been missing for days, since he and his brother jumped off a bridge between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. The shell fisherman found the body at the edge of Sengekontacket Pond at about 11:30 a.m., according to Massachusetts...

A woman’s body was found in the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge on Wednesday night after police searched the water for hours, officials said. Massachusetts State Police said their preliminary investigation indicates the woman was seen lying on a ledge of the John W. Weeks Bridge near Harvard University. Witnesses who were walking across the bridge at the...

Poor weather conditions Wednesday prevented a water search from resuming for a man who went missing Sunday night after jumping off the “Jaws Bridge” on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts State Police said, however a trooper did conduct a ground search along the shoreline. The trooper searched on foot and by ATV in the vicinity of the bridge but did not...

Hazardous conditions forced state police to suspend their search Tuesday for the second of two brothers from Jamaica who went missing after jumping into the water from a bridge in Edgartown, Massachusetts, that is featured in the movie “Jaws.” Tavaris Bulgin, 26, and Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, were among four people who jumped from the so-called “Jaws Bridge” on Martha’s Vineyard…

The search for the second of two brothers from Jamaica who went missing after jumping into the water from a Massachusetts bridge featured in the movie “Jaws” has been suspended because of hazardous conditions, state police said Tuesday. Tavaris Bulgin, 26, and Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, were among four people who jumped from the so-called Jaws Bridge on Martha’s Vineyard on...

Hull police are not identifying the person who died at this time.

Following a large-scale water search Sunday off the coast of Hull, Massachusetts, authorities have found a truck that was seen driving into the ocean off Pemberton Point, and the driver is dead, police said.

First responders are conducting a search for a person in the water off Carson Beach in South Boston Thursday, authorities said. Boston police confirmed that a fire rescue team was assisting state police with a search for a person in the water. Massachusetts State Police haven’t immediately provided information. Divers were seen in the water and rescue vehicles, including...

A search for a missing boater continues into a second day Tuesday after a man in his 50s was reported missing Monday in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Police initially said they were looking for a missing swimmer, but later clarified it’s a missing boater — a man in his 50s.

The Lowell community mourned the loss of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who died while fishing with his family along the Merrimack River on Thursday.

Grief counselors are expected to be at Mas DeChhat’s elementary school in Lowell, Massachusetts, Monday after the 6-year-old boy’s body was found in the Merrimack River.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts

On Deer Island, a makeshift memorial for the DeChhat family had sprung up by Sunday. People were leaving flowers and lighting candles.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

A family fishing trip to a Massachusetts river ended in tragedy Thursday with a mother dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River. Authorities continued to search for the boy by land, river and air Friday morning.

We’re hearing first-hand accounts from witnesses who tried to help save a family swept away by strong waters while they were fishing.