FRAMINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities have identified a missing man who was found in a frozen pond in Framingham last week.

Emergency crews and dive teams responding to a report of a person in Learned Pond on the afternoon of Jan. 11 located the body of 71-year-old Richard Palmer about 10 feet from the shore, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Police Chief Lester Baker said in a joint new release.

Palmer had been reported missing on Nov. 18, 2021.

Officials say foul play is not suspected.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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