Overview
- Shrewsbury police received a report of a possible drowning Sunday afternoon near Sunset Beach and mobilized a large multi-agency response to search the lake.
- Search crews used divers, boats, shore teams, underwater and airborne drones, and sonar to scan the water before a dive team located the male victim early Monday.
- The Northboro Fire Department and regional dive teams joined Shrewsbury emergency crews during the hours-long operation that drew dozens of responders to the scene.
- Police issued a statement expressing condolences to the victim’s family and said the investigation into the circumstances of the drowning is ongoing with no identity released.
- The recovery highlights growing use of sonar and drone technology in lake searches and raises questions about safety and emergency access at private shores that officials may address as the probe continues.