Police have identified the man found deceased in Johns Pond in Cape Cod Wednesday as disabled Pittsfield native Michael Clark.
Michael ClarkMASHPEE, Mass. - Police have identified the man found deceased in Johns Pond in Cape Cod Wednesday as disabled Pittsfield native Michael Clark.
Clark, 26, was last seen on June 19 in a truck in the parking lot of the Barnstable County Fair in East Falmouth. Since then, police have been searching the area around Route 151 while his family put up posters in the area requesting information.
His parents said he was living in Mashpee in a supportive living program for the past four months and had offered a cash reward following his disappearance. They also started a Facebook page to increase awareness of their son's disappearance.
Around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, a boater on Johns Pond in Mashpee discovered a man's body in the water.
Clark had a prosthetic leg and was missing several fingers on one hand, police said. He was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, dark-colored pants, high-top sneakers with red laces, and a baseball cap.
Mashpee police have said that the description of the man's body matched that of Clark.
Prosecutors say preliminary investigations suggest that foul play was not a factor in Clark's death.