A lady died attempting to rescue her two kids from the Merrimack River Thursday night time and emergency responders are persevering with to seek for the lacking 6-year-old boy within the water.
By 12:30 p.m. Friday, hopes for a rescue had been all however dashed, with first responders shifting right into a restoration effort, the Newburyport Fire Department stated.
“The Boston Dive Team has responded, along with the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team,” the Fire Department stated. “Divers will be searching using a variety of equipment, including side-scanning sonars throughout the afternoon and into (Saturday) if needed.”
Municipal, state and federal companies looked for the kid all through the night time, and resumed their search at 8 a.m. Friday when the State Police Dive Team reentered the water, the Fire Department stated.
The boy is the one unaccounted member of a household that was the topic of a 911 name shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. The caller reported an incident involving a ship or watercraft, but it surely was shortly decided {that a} household of six — two mother and father and their 4 kids — had been on land and there was no emergency, the Fire Department stated.
At some level, whereas the household was fishing or swimming on Deer Island in Newburyport, two of the youngsters allegedly determined to enter the water, the Fire Department stated.
“The mother then entered the water to retrieve the two children,” the Fire Department stated. “A nearby fishing vessel approached and rendered assistance. The mother was able to bring a 7-year-old girl onto the boat, but was not able to hoist herself up.”
The mom went underwater and didn’t resurface. Rescuers pulled the unresponsive lady out of the water and carried out CPR, however she was later pronounced lifeless at Anna Jaques Hospital. Her identify has not been launched.
Massachusetts State Police detectives from the Essex District Attorney’s workplace additionally responded to the scene and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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