Overview
- A Randolph man was found in distress near Pond Street and taken to a hospital before being pronounced dead, a case the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office identified as a drowning on Sunday.
- A 17-year-old Fall River resident, Tristan Major, was reported missing from South Watuppa Pond and was located by Massachusetts State Police divers late Sunday and pronounced dead at the scene.
- Fall River police, the Massachusetts State Police and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office are leading the Fall River investigation while the Norfolk DA’s office is handling the Randolph case, and officials say foul play is not suspected.
- Emergency crews used local firefighters, a State Police helicopter and dive teams to search for and recover the victims and first responders transported the Randolph swimmer to a hospital before his death was confirmed.
- Authorities note these drownings come during a period of increased summer water activity and follow a separate July 9 recovery near Brockton, and officials say autopsies and toxicology tests are expected to provide further details.