NORTON, Mass. — The body of a man who police say fell out of a boat in the Norton Reservoir has been recovered following an extensive water search Monday night.
According to Norton officials, a 40-year-old man went into the water around 6:30 p.m. Two men on the boat allegedly told police they threw a life jacket to the man overboard but were unable to reach him before he went under the water.
The identity of the missing man is not being released at this time.
The Northern Bristol County Dive Team along with Massachusetts Environmental Police, Bristol North Regional Dive Team, Metro-LEC Marine Unit, Massachusetts State Police, as well as a helicopter from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, assisted Norton officials with their search.
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