Overview
- Workers at the Brockton Department of Public Works reported seeing a deceased man floating in the river adjacent to the DPW treatment plant, prompting a police response.
- Brockton police called in the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit, which located and recovered the body from the water.
- The recovered remains were transported into the custody of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy and further forensic testing.
- Authorities have not released the deceased person’s identity and say the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death.
- The Plymouth County district attorney’s office is overseeing the probe and standard next steps include scene processing, autopsy, toxicology testing, and notification of next of kin.