Carson Beach

Police Investigating Two Deaths at Boston's Carson Beach

It is not clear if the incidents are related

Mark Garfinkel

A body was pulled from the water at a Boston beach on Wednesday and a second person found unresponsive at the beach later in the day has died, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The body floating in the water at Carson Beach was reported around 1:30 p.m. Troopers responded to Mother's Rest Area, as did the Boston Fire Department, and a body was located, Massachusetts State Police confirmed.

The Boston Fire Department pulled the body from the water, state police said, and the person was confirmed dead.

Very few details were provided, including any information identifying the individual or what may have happened in the incident. State police referred additional inquiries to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.

The second incident was reported to police about 3:35 p.m. up the beach, near H Street, officials said. State police said the unresponsive man was found on the sand about 25 feet from the water and was determined dead. Police say he was 51-years-old and his body was taken to the Medical Examiner's office. There is no evidence of foul play, according to Mass. State Police.

His name was not released by authorities. An investigation into the man's death is ongoing.

It is not clear if the incidents are related.

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