Authorities have suspended all workers at the Veterans Memorial Pool in Fall River.
FALL RIVER — Authorities have suspended all workers at a public swimming pool in Fall River after they failed to detect the body of a 36-year-old woman who was apparently submerged there for two days.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation said Wednesday that it has also closed its 30 deep water pools while officials review safety and operational procedures.
The move came a day after youngsters jumped over a fence at night for a clandestine swim and found the body of Marie Joseph floating in the Veterans Memorial Pool at Lafayette Park. She was pulled from the water and taken to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities were trying to determine if Joseph had been submerged in the pool since Sunday, when she reportedly slipped on a water slide and went underwater. The incident went undetected.