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Officials said the body is likely that of a man reported missing from the area, 22-year-old Rodney Yankson. He has been missing since August 13.
A body was found Friday afternoon in Lower Mill Pond in Easthampton, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
The body, determined to be that of a man, was found by a man and his son who were fishing in the area, according to Boston 25 News.
Officials said the body is likely that of a man reported missing from the area, 22-year-old Rodney Yankson. He has been missing since August 13.
According to Daily Hampshire Gazette, Yankson was last seen near Pleasant Street in Easthampton, not far from the dam, on a black mountain bike at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
This incident remains under investigation by the Easthampton Police Department and the State Police Detective Unit of the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
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