UpdatedFri, Apr 23, 2021 at 7:37 pm ET
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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 s body.
Ipswich Police Chief Paul Nikas said the U.S. Coast Guard notified police the body was found late Friday afternoon.
Missing swimmer off Ipswich coast found dead, identified as Eric Pecina, police say
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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 around 9:30 a.m. Friday, police said.
While Pecina’s death remains under investigation, police said the initial investigation indicates the cause of death is accidental.
A loon surfaced intermittently a few feet off the southern shore of Santuit Pond as several ospreysârecently returned from an intercontinental migrationâcircled overhead or perched in still-leafless trees.
To a voice memo app on his phone, Jim Carroll noted the date (March 31, 2021), the time (a little past 5:30 PM), the weather (80 percent clouds) and air temperature (11 degrees Celsius, or 51 degrees Fahrenheit).
Mr. Carroll dipped a thermometer over the edge of the Santuit fish ladder, where a few dozen alewife herring gathered in pools. After a moment, he retrieved the thermometer.
âTwelve degrees,â he said. âThe water is warmer than the air.â
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Coast Guard searches for missing swimmer, 28-year-old man, off Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Updated 1:41 PM;
Today 12:43 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 28-year-old man who was swimming Friday afternoon off the coast of Ipswich, according to authorities. (Google Maps)
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The United States Coast Guard is searching for a 28-year-old man who was swimming Friday morning off Crane Beach in Ipswich, authorities said.
Officers were sent to beach around 9:30 a.m. after park rangers found an unattended backpack, according to a statement from Ipswich Chief of Police Paul Nikas.
After investigating the scene, police determined the bag belonged to the 28-year-old man and identified a car outside the gate that he owns as well, the statement said.