Overview
- Newbury police received a report around 11:46 a.m. Thursday of a body in the water near Harvard Way.
- Newburyport Fire recovered the woman north of Fordham Way near Newbury Beach.
- Multiple agencies responded, including Newbury police, Newburyport Fire and Rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Salisbury Police drone unit, and the State Police air wing.
- The woman has not been publicly identified, and her remains were transported to the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
- Newbury police and Massachusetts State Police are investigating, and the district attorney’s office has not said the death is suspicious.