Body Recovered from Icy Water in Wareham
UPDATE:
The Plymouth County District Attorney s Office has identified the victim as Thomas Barthlomew, 44, of Wareham. No foul play is suspected and the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death.
WAREHAM The body of the male who was the subject of a rescue attempt at a Wareham bog reservoir on Sunday has been recovered.
According to authorities, the body of the male was recovered by members of the Wareham Fire Department and the Plymouth County Technical Rescue Dive Team at about 12:30 p.m. this afternoon.
“Obvious, this was not the outcome we were looking for,” Wareham Police Chief John Walcek said. “But we did recover the body of a male that had jumped into the water.”
Wareham police and fire were unsuccessful in their attempts to locate the man, so additional assistance was requested including the Wareham Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Police.
The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team (PCTRT) was also activated and multiple departments and members of PCTRT responded to the scene, including the regional dive team.
Emergency personnel performed search operations in difficult conditions until 11:45 p.m. Sunday when the search was postponed due to time and weather conditions. The water is murky. Stumps, trees and other objects are in there, so there s a lot of hazards they re trying to get around, Wareham Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Haskell said. Plus there s ice trying to get ice moved around under the ice using divers, sonar.
Wareham Recovery Effort Ongoing for Man Who Fell Through Ice
WAREHAM The recovery effort is expected to resume this morning in Wareham to find a man who fell through the ice on Sunday.
Crews responded to the area of 786 County Road at around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, after reports that someone had fallen through the ice of pond that serves as the reservoir for cranberry bogs.
The Plymouth County Dive Team was called in to assist, but murky water made it difficult to find the man.
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The search was suspended just before 11 p.m. Sunday night, and is expected to resume at 8:30 a.m. Monday morning.
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