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Monday, June 27, 2011

Medfield Police Release Identity of Man Found in Charles River Saturday

Thomas F. Galloway, 71 of Upton, died Saturday searching for a model plane in Medfield. Cause of death remains unknown.

Medfield Police released the identity of the man found in the Charles River on Saturday, June 25 Monday after notifying the family.  Thomas F. Galloway, 71, of Upton, was found submerged in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday, 20 to 30 feet from shore, after he went searching for a missing model airplane during an event in Medfield near fields of the Medfield State Hospital, according to police reports.  Cause of death remains under investigation and Medfield Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. said it would be "several days" before he heard anything from the medical examiner's office.  Galloway, according to his obituary on the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home's website, was the founder and president of Mustang Microsystems in …

Saturday, June 25, 2011

UPDATED: Man's Body Found in Charles River in Medfield Saturday

Medfield Police found a body of a man in his early 70s in the Charles River Saturday after he reportedly went missing searching for a model airplane. Cause of death is still under investigation.

Editor's Note: It was earlier reported that the man found in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday drowned while searching for his model airplane. The cause of death at this time remains unknown as Medfield Police await the medical examiner's report. Updated Sunday, June 26 at 1 p.m. The body of a man in his 70s was found in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday after reportedly searching for a missing model airplane during an event, according to Medfield Police.  Massachusetts State Police Dive Team found the victim submerged in the water, "approximately 20 to 30 feet from shore," according to police reports. The victim's identity is being withheld by Medfield Police until the next of kin has been notified. At 1:04 p.m. Saturday, …

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