Fishing Crew Discovers Embalmed Body in Nets Off Massachusetts Coast

Authorities confirm the body of a woman in her 60s was likely part of a burial at sea, with no signs of foul play.

A fishing vessel pulled a body wrapped in a tarp from the ocean about 40 miles off the Massachusetts coast last Thursday.
The remains, identified as a woman in her 60s, were embalmed and showed no signs of foul play, consistent with a burial at sea.
The body was discovered by the crew while sorting through their fishing nets and reported to authorities immediately.
Massachusetts State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard took custody of the body upon the vessel's return to Boston Fish Pier on Friday.
Officials have closed the case, deeming it non-suspicious, and noted the woman is unlikely to be identified.