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Police & Fire
Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA
A mother of two who has been missing since last weekend was found dead in a wooded area in Haverhill, authorities said. Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, of Lawrence, was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 31. Searchers found her body near Winnekenni Castle beside Kenoza Lake in Haverhill earlier this week. Friends said she walked outside to throw away a bag of trash at her Broadway Street home and never returned. Her son called 911, which sparked the massive search. What followed was a "full court press," with officers from multiple jurisdictions, helicopters, and police dogs …
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…
News
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
Body Of Missing Man Pulled From Boston River Days After Search Began: Police
A days-long river search for a missing man ended on Wednesday, Aug. 30, when police found his body. The body, believed to be a 60-year-old man, was found in the Neponset River in the Boston neighborhood of Hyde Park around 1:10 p.m., according to the Massachusetts State Police. The search for the man, who police believed lived in a nearby homeless encampment, began on Monday. Two men who lived with the 60-year-old found his walker and other personal items along the shoreline near B Street in Hyde Park. Read more: Rescuers, Divers Search For Person In Boston River The St…
Police & Fire
Rescuers, Divers Search For Person In Boston River
Officials launched a multi-unit search to find a person suspected to be in a Suffolk County river. A search crew began efforts to find a person who may be in the water at Neponset River Hyde Park around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, according to the Boston Fire Department. Searchers deployed boats, a drone, and divers to look for the person. This situation is developing. Check back here for more updates as they are available.
Obituaries
Body Of Hopkinton 21-Year-Old Recovered From Lake, Community Rallies Support For Family
A young man drowned in a Middlesex County lake, leaving behind a mourning family. The body of Wilinson J. Orbequito, age 21, of Hopkinton, was recovered from Lake Maspenock in Hopkinton on Saturday, July 22, according to the Hopkinton Police Department. Orbequito had gone swimming at Sandy Beach one day earlier and never return. Firefighters and police officers began searching the beach line for the 21-year-old on Friday and deployed sonar-equipped rescue boats. They suspended the search overnight due to an intense storm and limited visibility. First responders resumed the search Satu…
News
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…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Boy At Castle Island In Boston Found: Police
The body of a 4-year-old boy who went missing on Castle Island in Boston has been found following about a day's search, according to authorities. State Police recovered the body of Mohamed Fofana, of South Boston, on the shoreline of Spectacle Island around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15, Massachusetts State Police report. The location is directly across the water from Castle Island where Mohamed was last seen playing with an adult family member on Sunday night, as previously reported by Daily Voice. FINAL UPDATE— with much sadness we report that we located Mohamed’s body at 12:29 PM t…
Police & Fire
Search For Missing Child Underway At Castle Island In Boston (
Developing
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Crews were scouring Boston waters for a 4-year-old boy from South Boston who reportedly went missing during the evening on Mother's Day, according to authorities. Massachusetts State Police said they, along with Boston Police, Boston Fire and Boston EMS, were searching the waters around Castle Island for the child on Sunday evening, May 14. Video from the massive response regarding a missing 4-year-old boy on Castle Island in Boston #DailyVoice (📹: @emh723) https://t.co/OFpEwH1If8 pic.twitter.com/fjzZlYwZKV — David Cifarelli (@DavidCifarelli) May 15, 2023 State Police helicopters and …
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
Search Suspended For Fourth Boater After 3 Others Found Dead Off Cape Ann
Three people, including two Massachusetts residents, were found dead and the search for the fourth has been suspended after the group went missing in a boat off the North Shore this week. Bin "Michael" Sai, Jia Fu Zheng, Daxiao Lin and Jaime Liu left Hampton, NH, in a 17-foot-long white center console around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, the United States Coast Guard reports. The group was reportedly sailing to fishing grounds near Jeffreys Ledge, which is about 50 miles offshore, the agency continued. However, Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received wo…
Police & Fire
Watch
: 2 Dedham Teens Rescued By Mass State Police With Help From Air Wing
A pair of 14-year-old girls ran away from a care facility but were found with the help of a helicopter and its infrared camera, officials say. The teens, who were described as "endangered runaway juveniles" by police, ran away from the facility on Carematrix Drive in Dedham around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, according to the Dedham Police Department. A search continues for these two endangered runaway juveniles. Please call us at 781 326-1212 immediately if you see either of them. https://t.co/sNQqoXwnVJ — Dedham Police Dept (@DedhamPD) April 6, 2023 Because of the number of tra…
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 …
Police & Fire
Mass Woman Goes Missing On Hike In New Hampshire; Police Ask For Public Help
New Hampshire police are asking for public help to find a Westford woman who disappeared Sunday, Nov. 20, after going on a hike. Emily Sotelo left for a hike at Lafayette Place Campground in Franconia, NH, and intended to make her way through Mount Lafayette, Haystack, and Flume. Her family, who dropped her off the trail, told searchers that she doesn't have much experience with winter hiking. Searchers described Sotelo as 5-feet-3-inches tall and weighing 115 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. She left wearing a brown jacket and exercise pants. Temperature…
Police & Fire
Billerica Man Who Vanished From Wilmington Crash Found Safe Hours Later: Police
A man who went missing from an overnight crash in Wilmington is said to be returning to his family several hours later, authorities said. Police responded to a crash involving a 2013 Acura TSX and a tractor-trailer near Exit 35 on I-93 north around 12:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Massachusetts State Police said. Investigation revealed the Acura struck the back of the trailer and was being dragged by the vehicle. Upon arrival, officers did not find the driver of the Acura, a 54-year-old Billerica man, inside the vehicle that was still at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver of the tr…
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 …
News
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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