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Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police
Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police State police say they have located the body of a man whose boat capsized in Fiske Pond Saturday, May 13, in Natick, officials said.  Police divers used sonar to locate the body around 10:30 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. Another man who was in the boat was able to swim to shore. Officials did not say if he was injured in the incident.   Authorities are not releasing either man's name at this time.  Several people online documented the search as the police search stretched late into the night.  A water rescue at Lake Cochituate Saturday night. Officials say the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Blue-Green Algae Sighting Puts Swimming On Hold In Eastern Mass Town Blue-Green Algae Sighting Puts Swimming On Hold In Eastern Mass Town
Blue-Green Algae Sighting Puts Swimming On Hold In Eastern Mass Town Residents in eastern Massachusetts are being told to refrain from swimming after a potentially toxic algae was detected in their town's bodies of water.  The Wayland Health Department has declared a Public Health Advisory following reports of cyanobacteria in the North Pond area of Lake Cochituate, the town said in a release.  Cyanobacteria is a blue-green algae that occurs naturally in freshwater, the Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) says.  With the potential to spread and create an "algae bloom," the bacteria can be unsafe to humans and pets. These b…

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by David Cifarelli