RIVER RESCUE: New details shed light on the tragic turn a family fishing trip took when a woman died trying to save her 6-year-old son, who remains missing. Here's the latest on the search.
The family at the center of the tragic accident, who have not yet been identified, had been fishing and swimming at Deer Island, a recreational area in the Merrimack River between Amesbury and Newburyport and near the Whittier Bridge, which carries Interstate 95 over the river, officials said. Police initially said they were involved in a boating accident but that turned out to be untrue.
The current carried the mother and daughter inland, under the Whittier Bridge, where a person in a boat saw them struggling and was able to pull them out, officials said. But the mother had been having trouble hoisting herself into the boat and went under the water. As of Friday morning, the search included the Coast Guard, harbormasters, state police, local police and fire departments from around the region and state environmental police. The response included 10 Massachusetts State Police divers, and helicopters were seen searching the area.
"We're continuing to search," he said Friday morning."As time goes by, the chances of recovery diminish. We believe we'll be in recovery mode shortly."A bridge to Deer Island in the Merrimack River where rescuers were searching for a boy who went missing while fishing and swimming with his family Thursday, June 9, 2022.
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