SAUGUS, Mass. — A man who was found dead at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus on Wednesday likely fell from a towering rock formation, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Friends and family who had been searching for the 65-year-old Saugus man located his body a few hundred yards into the reservation around 6 p.m., in an area adjacent to a large rock formation that rises to a height of more than 30 feet, according to Massachusetts State Police.
The man, whose name hasn’t been released, entered the reservation about 10 hours earlier to search for a piece of missing property, Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said in a statement.
A family member who had not heard back from him by late afternoon called the Saugus Police Department around 5:45 p.m. to report him missing.
Investigators noted that the man was found at the base of Castle Rock with injuries consistent with a fall.
“Whether the man fell from the higher location remains part of the ongoing investigation into the facts and circumstances of his death,” state police said in a statement.
The cause and manner of death will be determined through an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
At this time, the man’s death is not considered suspicious and there is no apparent ongoing threat to the public, Tucker noted.
State police detectives assigned to the Essex District Attorney’s Office are leading the investigation.
There were no additional details immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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