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Woman's Body Found at Breakheart Reservation Beach in Saugus

The woman, who was 50, was declared dead at the scene and state detectives found no evidence of foul play, state police said

Police at a beach in Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, after a woman's body was found.
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A woman's body was found in a lake in the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning, police said.

The body was found in the water of Pearce Lake, near the beach, shortly after 11 a.m., Saugus police said.

The body, floating off the beach, was discovered by a man fishing about 11 a.m., according to state police. He called 911, and Saugus police officers pulled the body to shore.

The woman, who was 50, was declared dead at the scene and state detectives found no evidence of foul play, state police said. The Essex County District Attorney's Office also said that the death does not appear suspicious.

Police said they don't expect to share the woman's identity.

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