JUST IN: Massachusetts State Police say the body of a 17-year-old boy has been recovered after he went missing while swimming with a group in Winchester on Saturday.
A teenager is dead after he went missing while swimming with a group Saturday at a beach in Winchester, Massachusetts.
State police said they responded to Shannon Beach in the Upper Mystic Lakes for a missing male swimmer. According to a preliminary investigation, the 17-year-old was swimming approximately 100 yards offshore, outside the swim zone, with other swimmers. At some point, the people he was with realized he was no longer at the surface and contacted authorities.
The boy's body was later recovered by divers with the Winchester Fire Department in about six feet of water near the place where he was last seen.Sign up for NECN newsletters.State police patrols, specialized units, detectives, Massachusetts Environmental Police and other local public safety partners were part of the response team, including Medford and Winchester police departments.
Sandy Beach was renamed the Sen. Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Memorial Beach many years ago. Shannon Beach is a popular spot for freshwater swimming at Mystic Lakes State Park,
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