Police: Remains Found in Swamp Likely Missing New Hampshire Man

Police in Hampstead, New Hampshire, say they’ve situated human stays in a dense swamp space probably ending a months lengthy seek for an area man.

The stays, situated close to Emerson Avenue and Route 111, will want testing to verify the identification, authorities say. Nevertheless, based mostly on the proof close to the world, police say they consider the stays are of John Matson, a person who had been reportedly lacking since July 6, 2022.

A number of businesses and native volunteers had been conducting searches since July. Based on Hempstead Police, a NH Fish & Recreation Conservation officer returned to Hampstead on his personal accord final Thursday and deployed his company’s drone.

On Saturday, the drone picked up footage of what gave the impression to be skeletal stays and a few clothes. Three Hampstead Police Division officers and two NH Fish & Recreation officers waded by chest deep water and endured the heavy rain on Sunday to seek out the skeletal stays, which had been roughly 500 toes from “dry land,” in accordance with Hampstead Police.

Police say foul play just isn’t anticipated, however are ready on post-mortem outcomes from the medical expert’s workplace.

“As soon as these stays have been positively recognized, we hope it will give the Matson household the closure they deserve,” Hampstead Police Deputy Chief Robert Kelley stated in a written assertion.