Officials say a body has been found on the shore of the Connecticut River in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.
Chesterfield is a small town in New Hampshire not far from the Vermont and Massachusetts state borders. The Connecticut River runs through it. CHESTERFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a body has been found on the shore of the Connecticut River in Chesterfield.
Fish and Game Department officials say an emergency medical technician accompanying a school group on a canoe trip down the river located the body and reported it to the Chesterfield police.
Conservation officers with Fish and Game recovered the body, which officials say had been in the river for some time. New Hampshire state police, Chesterfield and Walpole police are investigating.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday in an effort to identify the victim and determine the cause of death.