Police identify body found in Danvers pond

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Hunter Harris @hunteryharris

March 17, 2016

Authorities have identified the man found dead in a Danvers pond on Tuesday as Anthony Munroe, 28, according to a statement from the Essex County District Attorney’s office.

Police believe that Munroe died as a result of an accidental drowning.

Munroe’s body was found Tuesday after police received a call reporting a possible body floating in Mill Pond on Tuesday afternoon. Officers and firefighters retrieved his body from the pond and worked with state police to identify Munroe, according to a statement from Danvers Chief of Police Patrick Ambrose.

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