FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Fall River police are investigating after a body was found near the Taunton River Thursday night.
Officers initially responded to Atlantic Boulevard around 6 p.m. for a report of a body offshore. Police were called in after bystanders reportedly spotted the body of a male floating in the water.
According to Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, authorities have identified the male as 64-year-old John Boday, a Fall River resident, and stated that no foul play was suspected.
The incident remains under investigation.
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