Overview
- A 17-year-old drowned in the Broads area of Lake Winnipesaukee after entering the water to retrieve a bag, and rescuers recovered his body on June 20, 2025.
- A Belknap County grand jury has indicted Buffy Ann Doyle on felony negligent homicide, two counts of witness tampering and falsifying physical evidence.
- State police say charging documents allege Doyle provided alcohol to the 17-year-old and allowed him to enter the lake while intoxicated, which they say caused his death.
- Doyle pleaded not guilty, was released without bail, waived arraignment, and is due back in Belknap County Superior Court on June 26, 2026.
- Investigators from state police and marine and fish and game units say the probe is ongoing and the witness-tampering and falsifying-evidence counts reflect allegations of post-incident interference that prosecutors will test in court.