Crime & Safety
Merrimack Fire And Police Respond To A Report Of A Body In The Merrimack River
A deceased man was found by hunters in a canoe along the edge of the Merrimack River in an area off Wright Avenue on Sunday morning.
MERRIMACK, NH — The body of an adult male was located near the bank of the Merrimack River off Wright Avenue Sunday morning.
Merrimack Fire Rescue and Merrimack Police were dispatched to the area for an “item found in the water.” Two hunters, who were on the river, located what appeared to be a deceased person and called 911. Due to the very steep embankment, it was initially difficult to find the hunters, who stayed by the body until first responders arrived. By phone, they were able to pinpoint the correct area.
Responders worked their way down the embankment and determined it was the body of a man that appeared to have been in that location for an extended time period, possibly months.
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Merrimack firefighters launched a boat to provide better access to the scene. Merrimack police notified New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol, the county attorney's office, and the office of the New Hampshire Medical Examiner.
Upon the arrival of the Marine Patrol and the Medical Examiner's Office, the scene was documented, and Merrimack firefighters brought the body to the boat ramp.
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The body of the man will be transported to Concord to the Medical Examiner's Office, where an autopsy will be performed to confirm cause, manner of death, and establish a confirmed identity.
Based on preliminary information gathered at the scene, at this time, the death is not considered suspicious or criminal.
No name is being released until the identity can be confirmed and the next of kin notified.
As additional information becomes available, updates will be published.
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