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Police are investigating after a body was found in the Connecticut River in West Springfield, according to Massachusetts State Police.
Mass. State Police tweeted about the incident Sunday morning, saying troopers and the Mass. State Police Air Wing were assisting the West Springfield Fire Department and West Springfield Police in their search for the man.
Body of a deceased man located in the CT river by MSP dive team. Investigation to continue by @WestSide_PD and Troopers assigned to @HampdenDA office. https://t.co/XdzMisNAXz
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) March 9, 2019
Police believe the man ended up in the river after a car crash around 7 a.m. Sunday, and said he had reportedly last been seen in the water between the railway bridge and the Memorial Bridge in West Springfield.
MSP Air Wing and Troop B patrols assisting @WSFD01089 and @WestSide_PD in search for man believed to have ended up in the CT River following a car crash at about 7AM. Man reportedly last seen in the water between the railway bridge and the Memorial Bridge in #WestSpringfield.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) March 9, 2019
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Police confirmed that the man's body was found in the river by the Mass. State Police dive team, and said the investigation would be continued by West Springfield Police and the Hampden County District Attorney's Office.
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