Man dies after being pulled from water of Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, police say

BOURNE, Mass. — A man has died after being pulled from the water of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne on Sunday morning, officials said.

The man, who has not been identified, was pulled from the water by a Good Samaritan, and then taken by ambulance to Falmouth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Massachusetts Environmental Police.

Emergency crews were called to Barlow’s landing boat ramp at 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a “Priority 1,″which is the most serious and highest priority emergency, Bourne Deputy Fire Chief Joe Carrara said Sunday.

When firefighter paramedics arrived, they took one patient who had been brought into the landing by boat to Falmouth Hospital, Carrara said.

Environmental Police are investigating, police said.

Additional details were not immediately available.

The death in Bourne was the second water-related death reported in the region in less than 24 hours.

Late Friday night, the body of a boater was recovered in Fiske Pond in Natick.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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