Crime & Safety

Male Body Recovered in Charles River Near Mass Ave

Massachusetts State Police have not identified the body found in the Charles River on Wednesday morning.

UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.: The body was first spotted by a Boston University rowing coach, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. It doesn't appear to be that of missing 22-year-old Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, a spokesman from the DA's office said. 

UPDATE, 1:45 p.m.: Police say they recovered a male body from the river. He hasn't been identified yet, but an autopsy is scheduled for later this week. The Suffolk County district attorney's office and state police are investigating.

Original post, 10 a.m.:

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State police are investigating a body found in the Charles River on Wednesday morning.

According to state police, the marine unit was called to the Charles River in the area of the Massachusetts Avenue bridge at 8 a.m. for a report of a body in the water. 

Police have said that no further information is available at this time.

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