{"id":27855,"date":"2023-06-26T20:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=27855"},"modified":"2023-06-26T20:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:54:53","slug":"authorities-identify-kayaker-who-drowned-after-being-reported-missing-in-merrimack-river-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=27855","title":{"rendered":"Authorities identify kayaker who drowned after being reported missing in Merrimack River &#8211; Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">HAVERHILL, Mass. &#8211; Authorities have identified a kayaker who drowned after being reported missing in the Merrimack River over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Michael Ventura, 31, of Haverhill, had been fishing from a canoe at 44 Margin St.  when it went down in the Merrimack River about 75 feet from shore around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone.  he said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Witnesses who saw Ventura fall into the river were unable to contact him and called 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Emergency crews later recovered Ventura&#8217;s body from the river at around 6.30pm on Sunday.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Haverhill Police and Fire responded to the scene, along with the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit and the Massachusetts Environmental Police. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The Haverhill Police Department and members of the Essex County District Attorney&#8217;s Office State Police Detective Unit are still investigating the incident, but foul play is not suspected at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">This is a developing story.  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Michael Ventura, 31, of Haverhill, had been fishing from a canoe at 44 Margin St. when it went down in the Merrimack River about 75 feet from shore around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone. he said in a statement on Monday. Witnesses who saw Ventura fall into the river were unable to contact him and called 911. 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