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(UPDATE) Search For Missing Canoer Concludes For Day At Western Massachusetts State Park (UPDATE) Search For Missing Canoer Concludes For Day At Western Massachusetts State Park
(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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by David Cifarelli & Josh Lanier
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Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say
Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say An alligator that has been spotted by numerous fishermen and kayakers for several months in Western Massachusetts has been captured. MassWildlife reports an alligator that has been the subject of sightings in West Springfield in the Westfield River was finally captured by a Good Samaritan on Tuesday, Dec. 7, said Massachusetts Wildlife spokeswoman Marion Larson. "The capture was fortunate as this cold-blooded animal would not have survived the winter," Larson said.  Sightings and pictures of the alligator near the Morgan Sullivan Bridge in West Springfield, Massachusetts, were first repor…

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by Kathy Reakes