Body of Avon man missing since September located in well

AVON, Mass — Search crews retrieved a body from a well in Avon Saturday night hours after renewing the search for a man missing since September.

Keith McKechnie, a resident of 34 East High Street was found and identified by family members after being located in a well.

There were no obvious signs of trauma on the body, the Norfolk DA’s office said.

On Wednesday, Avon police posted on Facebook that they were searching for 45-year-old Keith McKechnie after he went missing on September 7.

“Our thoughts are very much with the McKechnie family tonight,” District Attorney Morrissey said in a statement Saturday evening. “This is a very sad result.”

The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston where an autopsy will be performed in the next few days.

More details will be released as they are made available.

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