Man's body pulled from Merrimack River in Methuen

Firefighters and a dive team recovered the body. A man's body was recovered from the Merrimack River in Methuen Sunday afternoon, officials said. M...

May 8, 2023
6:44 AM

Firefighters and a dive team recovered the body. A man's body was recovered from the Merrimack River in Methuen Sunday afternoon, officials said. Methuen firefighters and a state police dive team recovered the body, Massachusetts State Police spokesperson David Procopio told Boston.com in an e-mail. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said the call about a body came in at 12:45 p.m., 7 News Boston reports. The body was recovered near a boat ramp in the area of 1110 Riverside Drive. The state medical examiner is taking custody of the body, reports, and the death is under investigation.

Melissa Ellin