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Authorities said they have not been able to identify the deceased man.
A person’s body was found floating in a river near the Brockton Department of Public Works on Thursday, authorities announced.
Around 5 p.m., Brockton police received reports from DPW employees about a dead man floating in the river near the city’s water treatment plant around 5 p.m., the office of Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said in a press release.
The body was retrieved by the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the DA’s office said.
Authorities have not been able to identify the deceased man, Cruz’s office said.
The DA’s office said an active investigation into the incident is underway.
The bodies of two men were found at the water treatment plant in the spring and summer of 2024; officials said each time that foul play was not suspected.
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