Investigators resumed their search Sunday for a 6-year-old boy from Lowell who fell into the Merrimack River Thursday and has been lacking since, in keeping with the Massachusetts State Police.
The search is continuous a day after authorities publicly recognized Mas and his mom, Boua DeChhat, 29, additionally of Lowell, who died Thursday after heroically attempting to rescue her son and his 7-year-old sister from the river’s highly effective present.
Divers from the State Police and Boston police returned to the river at about 8 a.m. Sunday, mentioned David Procopio, a State Police spokesman, in an e-mail to the Globe.
Mas fell into the river throughout a household outing Thursday night, and his sister fell in when she tried to tug the boy out of the water.
DeChhat plunged into the water to rescue her kids, however bumped into bother.
DeChhat’s 31-year-old husband, who had left the scene to retrieve some gear from the household automobile, returned to seek out them at risk and charged into the water.
Authorities have indicated that DeChhat and her husband weren’t skilled swimmers.
He additionally struggled and needed to return to the shoreline. He was later taken to Seabrook Hospital to be handled for publicity and hypothermia.
The operator of a fishing boat was capable of pull DeChhat and her daughter from the river west of the Whittier Bridge.
DeChhat was unresponsive and later declared lifeless at Anna Jaques Hospital. The woman was handled and launched from the hospital.
DeChhat’s daughter and husband haven’t been publicly recognized by authorities.
Authorities mentioned Saturday that Mas was not seen within the water when his mom and sister have been discovered.
Crews searched a lot of the evening Thursday, and thru the day on Friday and Saturday. Authorities have reclassified the search as a restoration operation, indicating they not imagine they may discover Mas alive.
DeChhat and her husband even have a 14-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter, in keeping with a GoFundMe web page that has been set as much as help the household with wants reminiscent of funeral prices and housing.
As of Sunday morning, the fund-raiser reported it had collected greater than $80,000.
John Hilliard will be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com.