Physique present in Breakheart Reservation in Saugus

State police are investigating the loss of life of a 65-year-old man whose physique was present in Saugus’s Breakheart Reservation on Wednesday night time.

Police responded round 6 p.m. to reviews {that a} physique had been present in a wooded space of the reservation. They’ve recognized the sufferer, who “was believed to hike within the reservation,” in accordance with a press launch, however haven’t launched his identify.

The Essex County District Legal professional’s Workplace is overseeing an investigation by state police into the circumstances of the person’s loss of life. The Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct a autopsy examination of the physique.

7News and Boston 25 Information are reporting {that a} household good friend discovered the person’s physique. Based on the retailers, a gaggle of his household and mates began trying to find him after he by no means returned from a hike.

Police instructed 7News that the person’s physique was discovered close to a tall rock formation that he might have fallen from.