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WESTFIELD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A man's body was discovered in Pequot Pond on Sunday morning after his canoe capsized earlier this week.
After four days of searching, police said the East Longmeadow man's body was found after a boater discovered it using sonar. They believed it could be the missing body and dropped a marker at the location. Just a short time later, the body surfaced on its own, State Police said.
Westfield Firefighters went to the scene and were able to recover the 20-year-old man's body.
“On behalf of the Westfield Fire Department and all our partner agencies, I want to express our deepest condolences to this young man’s family,” said Westfield Fire Chief Patrick Egloff. “This is a very sad day, but I hope they can take some comfort in the knowledge that people from across Western Massachusetts supported the efforts to find their loved one.”
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"The victim was located in a section of the pond approximately 50 yards from the point where his canoe capsized. Police marine assets had previously searched that area late last week, encountering low visibility, heavy vegetation, and logs on the pond bottom," said Massachusetts State Police.
Troopers from the State Police Detective Unit for Hampden County and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section are conducting a death investigation.
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