Overview
- Hull firefighters responded to a report of an unresponsive man floating near Nantasket Beach and pronounced him dead at the scene at about 8:40 p.m., the Plymouth County district attorney said.
- The Plymouth County District Attorney’s office identified the man as 76-year-old Hull resident Robert Nolan and said authorities do not suspect foul play.
- Officials transferred Nolan’s body to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy and forensics to establish the official cause and manner of death.
- Local coverage notes this was the second water emergency at Nantasket Beach that week, with responders performing CPR on another unresponsive person the following day.
- Nantasket Beach is a public state reservation where seasonal water rescues and drownings occur, and the medical examiner’s findings will guide any further local safety or investigatory steps.