Rescue crews and volunteers from the community searched for Kevin Mahoney for much of the weekend before his body was discovered in the water near the North End Boat Club.
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Since July 2005, he had also been a reserve police officer for the Newburyport Police Department.
An electrician by trade, Burkinshaw also served as fire alarm assistant superintendent. He saved the City of Newburyport thousands of dollars by volunteering to repair wiring in emergency lights and sirens in both fire engines and police cruisers over the course of his career, according to LeClaire. Firefighter Burkinshaw was a remarkable, kind person who made a lasting impression on many people, as has been evident by the profound community support in the wake of his diagnosis, LeClaire said.
He is survived by a loving wife and daughter.
Residents of Newburyport, Massachusetts are being warned to be cautious after a scammer posing as a Newburyport Police officer reached someone in town by phone and demanded $10,000 or else they’d be arrested. City Marshal Mark Murray said that the scammer, who was most likely not in the U.S., was able to use both the name of an active Newburyport.