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Person dies after being pulled from the water in Ipswich

FILE PHOTO (Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
(Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

IPSWICH, Mass. — A person has died after being pulled from the water in Ipswich.

Police and firefighters responded to Pavilion Beach around 5:17 p.m. Sunday for a person in distress in the water, Police Chief Paul Nikas and Fire Chief Paul Parisi said in a joint statement.

A retired Ipswich firefighter and off-duty Somerville firefighter helped pull the person from the water and render aid at the scene.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Ipswich Police and the Essex District Attorney’s office are investigating.

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