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The body of a missing paddleboarder was found Monday, a day after it disappeared in the waters of Edgartown Great Pond off Martha’s Vineyard, authorities said.
The 43-year-old’s body was found just before 10 a.m. at a depth of about eight feet and about 100 feet from the shore of Edgartown Great Pond, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said in a press release.
MSP divers recovered the body after Massachusetts environmental police officers used side-scan sonar from a boat to locate it, the agency said.
The victim’s name was not immediately released.
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Authorities initially responded at 7:46 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call about a male paddleboarder who had struggled to stay above the water and then went down near Turkeyland Cove. Officials said the man did not resurface.
Another paddleboarder was in the pond with him at the time and saw him go underwater, according to authorities.
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The search lasted several hours on Sunday night, but the crew was unable to locate the missing man. Teams returned in the morning to continue the search with divers, flight crews and boat crews.
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews assisted in the search, along with the Dukes County Sheriff’s Department, local law enforcement, and Edgartown Fire and all of the island’s other fire departments.
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The death investigation is conducted by the Cape and Islands State Police Investigation Unit and the Edgartown Police Department.
