Coast Guard finds body of missing fisherman off Nantucket
By News Staff/AP
BOSTON (AP) _ The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a 54-year-old man who may have fallen off a scalloping boat.
A helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod spotted the body at around 1 a.m. in the water about 37 miles southeast of Nantucket.
The crew of the 85-foot scalloping boat Hear No Evil was able to recover the body and make a positive identification.
The crew radioed for help Sunday night, saying that the man was missing and may have fallen overboard.
The Coast Guard along with the Hear No Evil and other nearby boats helped in the search. The boat is based out of New Bedford.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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