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A dead body was discovered washed up aboard a boat on Plum Island Saturday. No foul play was found, but it joins a growing list of bodies dating back to 1921.

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Courtesy of Ipswich Police Department Chief Paul Nikas reports that the Ipswich Police Department and several partner agencies have located the body of a swimmer who went missing Friday morning in the area of Crane Beach. The swimmer, Eric Pecina, 24, of Ipswich, was found at approximately 4:55 p.m. Friday in the area of Grape Island. He was pronounced dead on site, and his next of kin has been notified. Ipswich Police were dispatched to Crane Beach after park rangers located a backpack unatten...

Crews searching for missing Ipswich swimmer find body 2 miles away Share Updated: 7:33 PM EDT Apr 23, 2021 Share Updated: 7:33 PM EDT Apr 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IN THE DISTANCE. THE INFANT -- UNFORTUNATELY, HE NEVER MADE IT. A POLICE BOAT LEADS THE AREA WHERE CHURCH -- SEARCH CREWS DISCOVERED A BODY IN THE AFTERNOON. >> THE COAST GUARD IDENTIFIED IN A RESPONSIVE MAIL UP BY THE ISLAND IN THE WATERS OF IPSWICH. REPORTER: THAT IS 2 MILES FROM WHERE A ...

UpdatedFri, Apr 23, 2021 at 7:37 pm ET Reply(1) State police, local police and fire, and U.S. Coast Guard boats and helicopters were involved in the search for a man who went missing in the frigid waters off Crane Beach during a planned, early Friday morning swim. (Shutterstock) Updated Friday at 7 p.m. IPSWICH, MA — The search for a 28-year-old man believed to have attempted a morning swim from Crane Beach to Plum Island Friday morning ended with the apparent location of the missing swimmer...

April 24, 2021 | 11:02 AM BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say they have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while apparently out for a swim at Crane Beach. Police in Ipswich say Eric Pecina’s body was found just before 5 p.m. Friday in the area of Grape Island in Plum Island Sound. Authorities say Pecina was a 24-year-old local resident. Police say an initial investigation suggests the death was accidental. Police began their search Friday morning after finding an unattended backpack at t...

Missing swimmer off Ipswich coast found dead, identified as Eric Pecina, police say Updated 10:54 AM; Authorities on Friday recovered the body of a swimmer who went missing off the Ipswich coast earlier in the day. The body of 24-year-old Eric Pecina, of Ipswich, was found at 4:55 p.m. near Grape Island, according to Ipswich police. Pecina was pronounced dead at the site. Officials started searching for Pecina earlier in the day after park rangers found a backpack unattended on Crane Beach ar...

Police recover body of missing swimmer in Massachusetts April 24, 2021 GMT BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say they have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while apparently out for a swim at Crane Beach. Police in Ipswich say Eric Pecina’s body was found just before 5 p.m. Friday in the area of Grape Island in Plum Island Sound. Authorities say Pecina was a 24-year-old local resident. Police say an initial investigation suggests the death was accidental. Police began their search Friday ...