Body recovered from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park, police investigating

Namu Sampath, The Enterprise
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BROCKTON — A body was retrieved from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday after an "unattended death," said Darren Duarte, the spokesperson for the Brockton Police Department, via email.

The victim was male, police said.

Local police are working with state police detectives to investigate the cause of death, the approximate age of the victim, who discovered his body and how long he is believed to have been in the water.

Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
Police investigate after a body was pulled from Upper Porter Pond at D.W. Field Park in Brockton, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.

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The Enterprise was unable to immediately reach the Plymouth County District Attorney's office for additional details.

This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Brockton D.W. Field Park: Body found in Upper Porter Pond Sunday