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Obituaries
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…
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Mom Of 6-Year-Old Who Drowned In Mass. Lake Asks For Help: 'Incredibly Difficult'
Community support has poured in for the family of a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who drowned over the weekend in a Westford Lake after the child's mother created a fundraising campaign. The body of Zayan Mayanja was found in Nabnasset Lake on Sunday, June 23, after he snuck out of a window at his family's home on Chestnut Road. Nazifah Namaganda, Zayan's mother, wrote that her son loved to read and cared about animals. She created a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of the boy's funeral, which was held on Wednesday, June 26. It's with gr…
Police & Fire
Man With Dementia Found Lying In Snow In Russell; K9 Leads Police To His Location
An 87-year-old Hampden County man is likely alive today thanks to the efforts of a Massachusetts State Police dog named Orry. The man, who suffers from dementia, had wandered off from his home in Russell in the area of Blanford Road on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21. He was missing for more than eight hours on a frighteningly cold day. Records show the temperature didn't get above 40 degrees that day. Russell police and state troopers quickly began canvassing the area in the hopes of finding him. it wasn't until a K9 unit found footprints in the snow that searchers got their first…
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‘It Was Incredible’: Search Team Hailed As Heroes For Saving Missing Central Mass Boy
After a 5-year-old non-verbal autistic boy went missing earlier this year, a group of 60 police and civilians rushed and reunited him with his distraught parents in just a few hours. Now, they're being heralded as heroes. Owen Goderre, 5, wandered off from his family’s home on Edson Road in Oakham with his dog, Tika, around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 20. Owen’s mom and dad, Samantha Kendall and Andrew Goderre, and his sister, Addie Goderre, frantically searched the nearby woods and the Ware River Watershed before calling the Rutland Regional Emergency Communications Center. Distrist …
Police & Fire
(
Updated
) Missing Man's Tracks Lead To Lake Near Western Mass Farm
Update: The body of a 21-year-old man was pulled from a pond near a farm in Berkshire County following a brief search on Monday, July 24. Click here for more information Original: State police have called in search teams to find a man who was last seen Sunday night, July 23, sitting in his truck at a Berkshire County farm. Tire tracks from where the vehicle was parked lead to a 14-foot-deep lake. The man, whose name police did not release, is an employee of the Sheffield farm at 1474 Hewins Street. State police have divers at the pond, K9 teams, helicopters, and drone…
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Somerville Woman, 32, Injures Leg On Slippery NH Trail, Carried Off Trail On Litter
A section of wet rock resulted in a leg injury and an hours-long rescue for one hiker, officials say. Brynne Quinlan, of Somerville, slipped and fell while hiking on the Webster Jackson-Mount Jackson Branch Trail in Carroll, New Hampshire around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 3, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief. Quinlan, age 32, suffered a leg injury so severe she could not finish her hike on her own. She called 911, which sent volunteers from Pemi Valley Search and Rescue Team as well as employees from the…
Police & Fire
Missing Canoer, 20, Found Dead In Western Mass Pond After Days Of Searching
After a nearly five-day search, the body of a 20-year-old canoer who went overboard in Westfield's Pequot Pond was found on Sunday, June 25. The East Longmeadow man was on the pond with two friends on Wednesday night, June 22, when it capsized, tossing them all into the water. Two men swam to shore, but the third man never resurfaced. Police have not released his name. One of the other canoers was hospitalized for injuries. Multiple police agencies utilizing dive teams, helicopters, sonar, and other instruments scoured Pequot Pond for hours each day but found …
Police & Fire
(
Update
) Search For Missing Canoer Concludes For Day At Western Massachusetts State Park
Update State police called off the search for a missing kayaker around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22. Searchers say they will reorganize and reassess their next steps. The man has been missing since Wednesday night. Original story People are being asked to avoid a state park in Western Massachusetts, so search parties can locate a man whose boat capsized this week. Westfield Police got a call about a man who had gone underwater and failed to resurface at Hampton Ponds State Park around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, Massachusetts State Police report. An investigation…
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Missing Diver: Friends Continue Search For Former CT Police Officer In Bahamas
Friends and family members of a former Connecticut police officer are continuing their search for the missing man who disappeared while free-diving in the Bahamas. To help fund the mission for Hartford County resident Ryan Proulx, age 31, of East Hartford, the group has started a GoFundMe in an effort to raise enough money to keep the mission going now that the US Coast Guard has called off the search. Shelby Morin, who started the fundraiser said that Proulx who worked for the East Hartford Police Department from 2017 to 2021, went missing around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16 near the Bimini B…
Police & Fire
Mass Man's Body Found In Sunken Truck In Rhode Island: Police
Hours after two fishermen watched a pickup truck drive into a river, a Massachusetts man was found dead inside the vehicle, police say. James Cavanaugh, of Taunton, was found dead inside a truck that entered the water of the Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island according to the East Providence Police Department. Police were dispatched to Bold Point Park shortly before 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4. Multiple rescue vessels began searching the area where the fishermen had seen the truck enter the water. Six hours after this incident began, marine units and divers are still worki…
Police & Fire
State Police Conduct Water Search For Missing 57-Year-Old Man From Ware
State Police scoured the waters of a reservoir in Central Massachusetts for a 57-year-old man who has been missing for several days. Jeffrey Allard, of Ware, was last seen in the Farm Road/Cook Lane area after leaving Marlborough Hospital, on Sunday morning, Jan. 22, state and local police report. Allard is described as a White male, standing 6-foot-1, weighing 170 pounds with short brown curly hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black shoes, black gloves and a dark grey hooded jacket with a Coca-Cola logo on the right side. He was carrying a duffle bag, according…
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Man Who Never Came Home Found Dead In Cape Cod Waters: Police
A 40-year-old man from Cape Cod was found dead after his family reported that he never came home from work, authorities said. Family members of Eduardo Gomes, of West Yarmouth, told police around 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 that was last seen around 1 a.m. the same day, Yarmouth Police said on Facebook. Media Release Body of missing Yarmouth man located Incident Synopsis: On Monday, January 23, 2023, at approximately... Posted by Yarmouth Police Dept. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Search parties located the car Gomes was driving at the Sandy Pond Recreation, located off Buck Island R…
Police & Fire
Body Found In Central Massachusetts Lake After 4-Hour Search: Police
A body was found in the waters of Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester after more than four hours of searching, authorities confirm to Daily Voice. Worcester Fire Department divers recovered the body from the lake around 2:21 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, Worcester Deputy Fire Chief Adam Roche told Daily Voice. Police and firefighters teams began searching the Shrewsbury side of the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge after receiving reports that someone had gone into the water just after 10 a.m. BREAKING: Authorities have recovered a body from Lake Quinsigamond in #Shrewsbury after a search was …
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Police Seek Surveillance Footage In Search For Missing Kayaker From Western Mass
Nearly a week after a western Massachusetts man disappeared at a lake near New York’s Capital Region, authorities are renewing calls for help from the public. Hampden County resident Frederick Mayock, age 47, of Springfield, was last seen at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Canadarago Lake, located about 52 miles west of Schenectady. Earlier Report: Search Underway For Missing Kayaker From Springfield At the time, he was assembling a kayak near the boat launch, according to New York State Police. Mayock’s kayak was later found unoccupied, along with several other belongings. …
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Search Underway For Missing Kayaker From Western Mass
Search crews are working to locate a western Massachusetts man following his disappearance at a lake near New York's Capital Region. Hampden County resident Frederick Mayock, age 47, of Springfield, was last seen at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Canadarago Lake, located about 52 miles west of Schenectady. At the time, he was assembling a kayak, according to New York State Police. Mayock’s kayak was later found unoccupied, along with several other belongings. Authorities have deployed multiple resources to aid in the search, including a State Police helicopter, drones, and an un…
Police & Fire
Search Underway For Missing Boater At Central Mass Lake
Multiple crews are searching for a missing person in the water of Lake Lashway in the Northh Brookfield area of central Massachusetts, authorities said. Multiple fire, police, and dive teams are working on Lake Lashaway this morning. Please avoid the area so crews can work... Posted by East Brookfield Fire Department on Sunday, September 18, 2022 North Brookfield Police asked for help in looking for a a boater believed to be in the water just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, CBS Boston reports. A man reportedly went out on the lake and his boat later came back to shore without him…
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Jumper Who Leapt Off Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge
Massachusetts State Police along with Bourne Police and Bourne Fire were looking for a person who apparently jumped off the Sagamore Bridge on Cape Cod, the department said on Twitter. Our Marine Unit, Dive Team, and Air Wing, along with @BournePD and @BourneFireCC, are searching the Cape Cod Canal for a person who is suspected of having jumped off the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne earlier this morning. Updates will be provided when available and appropriate. pic.twitter.com/9s9M4oLjgH — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 9, 2022 MSP's Marine Unit and Dive Team were searching …
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IDs Released For Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Who Both Died After Being Swept Into Merrimack River
A four-day search for a 6-year-old boy who was swept into the Merrimack River has come to a close after a kayaker found a body authorities believe to be his. Massachusetts State Police announced that a body believed to be that of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat was located in the Pipers Quarry area of the river on the morning of Sunday, June 12. Mas' mother, identified as 29-year-old Boua DeChhat, of Lowell, also died while trying to save her son and 7-year-old daughter after they were swept away by the current in the area of Deer Island in Amesbury, officials said. Authorities reported that …
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Missing, Mother Dead After Swept Into Massachusetts River (
Update
)
New Update: IDs Released For Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Who Both Died After Being Swept Into Merrimack River A 6-year-old boy is missing, and his mother has died after being swept into the Merrimack River, authorities said. Amesbury Fire received a report that a family of six, comprising of a mother, father and their four children, were in distress after swimming in the Merrimack River just after 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, Newburyport Police said. At 7:09pm the Amesbury Police Dept. responded to a report of a family in distress with people in the water on Deer... Posted by Amesbury…
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Issues At School Caused Missing NY Teacher 'Heartache,' Brother Says In TV Interview
As the search for a missing New York woman in Western Massachusetts hits the one-month mark, her brother says an incident at the high school where she teaches caused her "heartache." Albany County resident Meghan A. Marohn, age 42, of Delmar, hasn't been seen since Sunday, March 27 when she was on a trip in Western Massachusetts. Her vehicle, a black 2017 Subaru Impreza, was found in Berkshire County in the town of Lee parked on Church Street at Longcope Park, a heavily wooded hiking area in south Lee, said the Massachusetts State Police. See Earlier Story: Search For Missing Delmar …
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Dog The Bounty Hunter Temporarily Leaves Laundrie Search In Florida After Injury, Report Says
Dog The Bounty Hunter has temporarily left Florida amid the search for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie after suffering an injury, according to a new report. WFLA reporter Josh Benson tweeted on Sunday, Oct. 10, that a member of Dog's team confirmed that Duane Chapman (his real name) was returning to Colorado to meet with his doctor after he injured his ankle during the search. DOG. Just got an update from Dog the Bounty Hunter’s team. They say he’s headed back to Colorado soon to meet with his doctor after injuring his ankle in the search. He’s also raising funds to continue what he calls an…
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CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm
A Connecticut State Police sergeant who was hospitalized after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during Storm Ida has died. The well-respected veteran trooper lost his life early Thursday morning, Sept. 2 as sweeping floodwaters in Litchfield County from the Pomperaug River flooded a road in Woodbury. Hours after Troop L last heard from him, Sergeant Brian Mohl was found by search and rescue teams in the waters of the river, swollen by the torrential rains of Ida. Earlier report: CT State Trooper Swept Away By Flood Waters Found Alive After Massive Search “It is with dee…
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Two Teens Go Missing While Swimming In Connecticut
Numerous first responders are searching for two missing teen swimmers whose belongings were found by a river in Connecticut. Crews started searching the waters of the Farmington River on Thursday, July 15 for the two boys, both of Plainview, where they were last seen swimming. The search was called off at nightfall, but returned early Friday, July 16, officials said. Plainville police, state police, and the Deep officials are involved in the search. Connecticut State Police said on Friday a Silver Alert has been issued for the two, including 17-year-old Anthony Nagore and 15-year-old Luca…
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CT State Police Search For 11-Year-Old Who's Been Missing Nearly Two Months
Connecticut State Police have joined in the search for a missing Massachusetts boy who has not been seen in almost two months. On Friday, April 2, the Massachusetts State Police said the Connecticut State Police, along with Chicopee Police Department Dive Unit are searching for Aiden Blanchard, 11, who was last seen Friday, Feb. 5 around 11:30 a.m. when he was walking in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, Mass. He was believed to be headed toward the Medina Street boat launch along the Connecticut River, police said. Aiden is described as being 5-feet, 100 pounds with brown hair and blue e…
Police & Fire
One Month On, River Search Continues For Missing 11-Year-Old Boy
Nearly a month after he went missing, law enforcement personnel and emergency responders have resumed searching for an 11-year-old boy last whereabouts were by a Connecticut River boat ramp. On Wednesday, March 3, a large search and rescue mission was conducted on the Chicopee and Connecticut rivers by the Medina Boat Ramp in Chicopee. People were asked to avoid the area so as not to inhibit the search for Aiden Blanchard. Aiden, 11, of Chicopee, was last seen Friday, Feb. 5, at approximately 11:30 a.m. as he was walking in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, near Old Field Road, and was bel…
Police & Fire
Environmental Agency Joins Search Effort For Missing 11-Year-Old Aiden Blanchard
A new branch of law enforcement has joined the search for missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Massachusetts State Police, Chicopee Police, were joined by the state Environmental Police continued the search for Aiden, who went missing on Feb. 5. Search teams were comprised of the State Police Marine Unit and boats from the Chicopee and Environmental Police, along with the State Police Dive Team, K9 Unit, Drone Unit, and Air Wing. Thus far, no evidence related to Aiden’s disappearance has been discovered, said Massachusetts State Police in a statement. “The oper…
Police & Fire
Police Search New Area For Missing 11-Year-Old Aiden Blanchard
Police are focusing on a new area to search for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for more than 10 days. Chicopee Police and the Massachusetts State Pollice are seeking to speak with anyone who was walking behind the area of 22 News Broadcast Center on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, from the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., to contact investigators. People in that area and around that time are asked to contact Chicopee Police Detective Bureau at (413) 594-1740. Aiden Blanchard, 11, went missing on Feb. 5 around 11:30 a.m. Aiden was last seen in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, near Old Fiel…
Police & Fire
Aiden Blanchard, 11, Was Likely Alone When He Went Missing By CT River
In an update on the search for a missing 11-year-old boy, police said that, so far, the evidence points to Aiden having been alone near the Connecticut River when he disappeared. Aiden Blanchard, 11, went missing on Feb. 5 around 11:30 a.m. Aiden was last seen in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, near Old Field Road, and heading toward the Medina Street boat launch along the Connecticut River, police said. Aiden Blanchard is missingMissing and Exploited Children Network On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Chicopee and State police said they do not suspect foul play was involved in Aiden’s disappearan…
Police & Fire
Search And Rescue: Police Seek Lost Man At Height Of Winter Storm
As snow poured down from the night sky, Enfield Police received a report of a man wandering, apparently lost in the woods. The call came in around 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 when a resident observed a familiar person walk through their yard and into the woods, police said. “They felt this was highly unusual, especially since it was 27 degrees out,” police said. The snow was falling in sheets by this point in the storm, which left about 8 inches in East Longmeadow overnight. Police began a search for the man by tracking his path in the snow down Bridge Lane. Other officers followed tracks …
Police & Fire
Compassionate Cop, Who Died Of
Covid-
19 Christmas Eve, Mourned By Community
Massachusetts law enforcement officials are mourning the passing of a police officer known for his compassion who died from COVID-19 on Christmas Eve. Patrolman John Borges, 48, was a search and rescue specialist and officer in Taunton. He was also a lead trainer for Massachusetts Emergency Management and active with the Civil Air Patrol. Borges was born in Portugal and immigrated to the US with his family when he was 18 months old, according to his obituary. He was a member of the Taunton Police for 22 years. On Wednesday, Dec. 30, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association shared a …
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Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found
As night fell, so too did the hopes among firefighters and volunteers that they were going to find a missing 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, at nearly 6 p.m. Goshen Firefighters and members from nearby towns, canvassed the area around Fuller Road in Chesterfield to assist Massachusetts State Police Troopers in finding a missing girl. The girl, age 13, had last been seen on Fuller Road near the Chesterfield/Goshen town line wearing lightweight clothing, Goshen Firefighters said. “Nightfall, a brisk wind, scattered flurries, and temperatures hovering just above the freezing mark add…
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