Divers recover body of man from Norton Reservoir after search – NBC Boston

Divers found the body of a missing man in a reservoir in Norton, Massachusetts, Monday evening while he was boating with two other men.

The Norton Fire Department confirmed Monday evening that Massachusetts Environmental Police, using sonar equipment, discovered the man's body around 11 p.m., and it was later recovered by police divers. 'State.

Multiple agencies spent hours searching Norton Reservoir for the man, who was first reported missing around 7:30 p.m. and is believed to be around 40 years old.

Water searches are underway in Norton, Massachusetts, after a man entered a reservoir and did not resurface Monday evening. Follow NBC10 Boston on… Instagram: instagram.com/nbc10boston TikTok: tiktok.com/@nbc10boston Facebook: facebook.com/NBC10Boston X: twitter.com/NBC10Boston

Norton police said they received a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Monday reporting he had jumped from the back of a boat into the water and did not reappear.

The man, whose name has not been released, left in a boat around 6:30 p.m. with two other men, who called 911 about an hour later to report that the third man had jumped from the back of a boat in the water and did not reappear. . They told police they threw a life jacket to the man in the water, but he did not grab it before diving below the surface and they failed to save him.

Deputy Chief Todd Jackson said earlier Monday that they do not yet have a positive identification of the missing man, saying that at first glance it appears the other two men could have worked with him but did not. did not know enough to provide it. a positive identification to the police.

The boat belongs to one of two men who called 911, Jackson said, adding that he didn't know if they were fishing or just boating Monday night. The incident happened about 100 yards offshore, Jackson said, adding that it's not very deep but there are a lot of weeds in the water. First responders turned to sonar to find the man's body.

Aerial video showed a very active scene at Juniper Road Monday evening, with crews searching in very dark conditions. Jackson had reiterated that this was a very active search and that they would stay out as long as they could, or as long as they deemed necessary.