Person missing in Wellesley pond found dead
A man who went missing Tuesday afternoon in Wellesley’s Morses Pond was found deceased, police said in a statement.
Around 1:17 p.m., police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the College Road side of the pond for a report of a man possibly drowning.
#WPD WFD & numerous other agencies are searching Morses Pond for a missing person. pic.twitter.com/uncts6hdYF
— Wellesley Police (@WellesleyPolice) October 4, 2016
On arrival, Wellesley police officers saw an overturned canoe and entered the water to try to find the man who had been operating the vessel.
Emergency crews from Cambridge, Natick, and Needham, as well as the state police Air Wing and the Massachusetts Environmental Police, then arrived on scene to assist in the rescue effort.
A 35-year-old man working for a private landscaping company took a canoe onto the pond without a life jacket during a work break and fell into the water shortly after, police said. A co-worker on the shoreline called 911 when he realized the man was in distress.
The missing man’s body was recovered by police around 4:30 p.m., 40-50 feet offshore in about 15 feet of water, according to police. His identity has not been released.
The incident remains under investigation, although police said there does not appear to be any foul play.
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