Crime & Safety

Missing New Hampshire Man Found Dead In Connecticut River

Michael Aldieri of Hinsdale missing since last week was found in Northfield, MA. District Attorney says this is the fourth body in 9 weeks.

Michael Aldieri of Hinsdale missing since last week was found in Northfield, MA.  District Attorney says this is the fourth body in 9 weeks.
Michael Aldieri of Hinsdale missing since last week was found in Northfield, MA. District Attorney says this is the fourth body in 9 weeks. (Hinsdale Police)

NORTHFIELD, MA - Authorities have identified a person found in the Connecticut River as a man missing from Hinsdale, NH.

Michael Aldieri, 43, of Hinsdale, New Hampshire went missing last week and authorities had shared his picture and information on several social media sites.

Monday a body was spotted at about 7:20 p.m. by a bicyclist crossing the Route 10 bridge in Northfield.

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Massachusetts State Police attached to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office as well as police and firefighters from Northfield and police from Gill responded to the scene, where they recovered the body near the Northfield Mount Hermon boathouse on Hayfields Road in Gill.

The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said no foul play is suspected but the official cause of death has not yet been determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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This discovery marks the fourth time in nine weeks that bodies were recovered from the Connecticut River in Franklin or Hampshire counties. Bodies were discovered in the Connecticut River near Hadley on May 21 and May 26 and near the French King Bridge on July 3. The cases are not believed to be related. They are not considered suspicious and no foul play is indicated.

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