On March 15, 2016 at 12:37 pm, the Danvers Police were notified by a concerned citizen who reported a possible body floating in the Mill Pond. Arriving officers did discover the lifeless body of an unknown individual floating in the pond. Danvers detectives along with Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office arrived on scene to conduct the investigation. Danvers Firefighters, utilizing cold water rescue gear, were able to retrieve the victim from the pond. As of this time, this individual has not been identified and his remains have been sent to the Medical Examiner’s office to determine cause of death and to assist in the identification process. Danvers Chief of Police Patrick M. Ambrose stated “We have checked the description of this individual against our internal missing person reports and various other local police department’s files but we have found no matches. We are currently working with State Police detectives in broadening our search efforts to identify him. I am hopeful that we can quickly make the identification so we can get him back to his family. At this time, the cause of death is unknown and we will be awaiting the results from the Medical Examiner’s office.”