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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 determined that three men were in a canoe that capsized. Two of them made it safely to shore after being pulled from the water by other people, police said. One man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Initial attempts to find the third man by Good Samaritans were unsuccessful, according to police.
Agencies, including Westfield police and fire departments, State Troopers, a dive team, Marine Unit, Air Wing, and Environmental Police, all took part in the search for the man.
He is described as a young man from East Longmeadow. Teams are expected to resume their search Thursday.
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