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Search Crews Recover Body After Weekend River Hunt

Search for a missing boater ends with the discovery of a body, per local reporting. The Daily News of Newburyport reported that crews searching the Merrimack River over the weekend found a body after the multi-day search, while the same outlet noted the river continues testing positive …

NEWBURYPORT -- Search crews continued efforts to locate a missing boater into Sunday, according to The Daily News of Newburyport, while a body was later found during the search, the outlet reported separately. Elsewhere, the Merrimack River continues to test positive for bacteria, per the same outlet.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Body found during search for missing boater", search efforts for a boater who went missing on the Merrimack River concluded with the discovery of a body, according to The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/body-found-during-search-for-missing-boater/article_7a234834-ea24-4801-9f4b-a7e22b9879e6.html).
"Search for missing boater stretches into Sunday", before the body's discovery, crews had spent the weekend searching the river for the missing individual, The Daily News of Newburyport reports (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/search-for-missing-boater-stretches-into-sunday/article_8b79d3fa-35ea-4f9c-b2d8-93852949dda8.html).
"Merrimack River still testing positive for bacteria", water quality testing on the Merrimack River continues to show bacteria levels of concern, according to The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/merrimack-river-still-testing-positive-for-bacteria/article_838a2d05-2782-4a20-8374-cd03bc42f2c6.html).
"Discovered Declaration of Independence copy has local ties", a newly found copy of the Declaration of Independence has been linked to Newburyport history, per The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/discovered-declaration-of-independence-copy-has-local-ties/article_fa74328a-77b4-432f-8b9b-26dc8831410d.html).
"Tickets on sale for Newburyport Chamber Music Festival", tickets for the upcoming Newburyport Chamber Music Festival have gone on sale, according to The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/tickets-on-sale-for-newburyport-chamber-music-festival/article_3340ff79-159e-44ac-a131-02436a17d707.html).
"Next Village Talk focuses on the American Revolution", the next installment of a local speaker series will explore the American Revolution, per The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/next-village-talk-focuses-on-the-american-revolution/article_86f8192d-df46-4d88-b3e9-852aa0628838.html).
"Newburyport Art presents exhibitions, events", a roundup of current gallery exhibitions and events from Newburyport Art was compiled by The Daily News of Newburyport (read it at https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/newburyport-art-presents-exhibitions-events/article_b966d992-9862-453b-ac30-3a74b5a77c32.html).

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