Merrimack River

A woman’s body was found along the shore of the Merrimack River in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Sunday afternoon, and state police say they are investigating it as a possible drowning. State police received a call around 12 p.m. from a homeowner who discovered the body, and then the city’s police and fire departments, marine patrol and the medical...

A body was recovered from the Merrimack River in Methuen, Massachusetts, over the weekend. Massachusetts State Police initially released very little information but said their dive team and local firefighters recovered the body of a dead man early Sunday afternoon. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office provided an update Monday, saying the body was located after the Methuen Fire...

A house in Haverhill was destroyed Monday morning after the homeowner reported having electrical issues with their hot tub. Crews were forced to take water from the Merrimack River to attack the fire, but unfortunately the house is considered a total loss.

A man may have jumped into the Merrimack River in Lowell after leading police on a chase early Wednesday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police. The man is suspected of carjacking and assault and battery by a dangerous weapon, along with other charges, that occurred in Wilmington at around 12:30 a.m. in a business around the Main Street area, according…

A man is dead after drowning in the Merrimack River in Hooksett, New Hampshire on Saturday, said police. Police say that the man was rowing a scull when he fell into the river. Others were nearby and brought him to shore. Police say CPR was performed on the shore before he was brought to Eliot Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire,…

The city of Newburyport is recommending that residents avoid contact with the Merrimack River for the next two days following prolonged sewage overflows early Tuesday morning upstream in Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell. “The Newburyport Health Department recommends that the public avoid contact with the Merrimack River for 48 hours following a sewage discharge or overflow due to the increased health…

The Merrimack River is a great spot in the summer. But it can be dangerous, which is why there are renewed calls for water safety as temperatures start to heat up. ”The currents around here are extreme,” said Mickey Belmer, who grew up around the river. “I think it definitely can be dangerous,” one woman said. The body of a…

The Merrimack River is a great spot in the summer, but it can be dangerous and that’s prompting calls for safety as temperatures start to heat up.

A Newburyport Fire Department fire boat sank while docked at Cashman Park on the Merrimack River overnight, and an investigation is now underway to determine the cause. Fire officials said the boat sank overnight Thursday or early Friday morning. A pedestrian who was walking in the area around 4 a.m. Friday called police after noticing the boat partially submerged. The…

The Lowell community mourned the loss of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who died while fishing with his family along the Merrimack River on Thursday.

Grief counselors are expected to be at Mas DeChhat’s elementary school in Lowell, Massachusetts, Monday after the 6-year-old boy’s body was found in the Merrimack River.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts

On Deer Island, a makeshift memorial for the DeChhat family had sprung up by Sunday. People were leaving flowers and lighting candles.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

A family fishing trip to a Massachusetts river ended in tragedy Thursday with a mother dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River. Authorities continued to search for the boy by land, river and air Friday morning.

Massachusetts State Police said they would resume their search Saturday.

A family fishing trip to a Massachusetts river ended in tragedy Thursday with a mother dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River. Authorities continued to search for the boy by land, river and air Friday morning.

Newburyport Fire Chief Christopher LeClaire gives the latest update on the fishing incident that left a woman dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River.

An extensive search overnight continued into Friday morning for a missing 6-year-old after his mother drowned trying to save her children Thursday night in the Merrimack River near the Whittier Bridge in Massachusetts.