Overview
- Newbury police received a report of a body in the water near Harvard Way at about 11:46 a.m. on Jan. 15.
- The Newburyport Fire Department recovered the woman’s body north of Fordham Way near Newbury Beach.
- Responding agencies included Newbury police, Newburyport Fire and Rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Salisbury police drone unit, and the State Police air wing.
- The woman’s identity has not been released pending further steps customary in such cases.
- Newbury police and Massachusetts State Police are investigating, and the district attorney has not said whether the death is considered suspicious.