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Police Investigation Underway After Body Discovered in Water at Fresh Pond

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Cambridge Police Department can confirm that today, a body was discovered in the water at Fresh Pond. Officers are currently on scene investigating. The preliminary indications are that the body appears to have been in the water for an extended period of time.

No further information is available at this time. Additional details will be provided when they become available.

See Also: Managing Director of Cambridge Water Department Issues Statement Regarding Water Quality


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