Massachusetts
Missing Holyoke man identified after body found in Connecticut River
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LYME, Conn. (WWLP) – A body found in the Connecticut River has been identified as a missing man from Holyoke.
A news release by the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection states that at approximately 12:23 p.m. on May 9th, a body was found by a vessel on the Connecticut River between Lyme and Chester by members of the Chester Fire Department.
After review of the records of those reported missing, the State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the individual as 63-year-old Donald Plasse of Holyoke. The search for Plasse began on January 13th when the South Hadley Fire Department received a report of a person in the Connecticut River.
When crews arrived, they could see a man clinging to the ice approximately 150 yards from the shore. A rescue was attempted, but the victim went under the water before he could be reached by emergency crews. Rescue efforts were impacted by the river current and ice conditions.
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