Body of 21-Year-Old Man Pulled From Pond Near Western Mass Farm

Police found the body of a 21-year-old farm worker dead inside his truck at the bottom of a lake in Berkshire County on Monday, July 24, authorities said.

Police found the body of a man inside his truck at the bottom of a pond near Pine Island Farm in Berkshire County Monday, July 24. The man lived at worked at the farm.
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Josh Lanier

07/24/2023 1:27 p.m.

State police announced Monday morning that they had started a search for the man after someone at Pine Island Farm in Sheffield saw tire tracks leading from where he his truck was parked the night before to the 14-foot-deep pond nearby. He was last seen sitting in the vehicle Sunday night.

The man, who authorities did not identify but said is of Mexican nationality, lived and worked as a harvester at the 1474 Hewins Street farm, Massachusetts state police said.

The death did not appear suspicious, but the Office of Chief Medical Examiners will perform an autopsy.

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