Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Body Discovered in Canal

Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Body Discovered in Canal The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Lowell Police Criminal Bureau detectives, and Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a man discovered in the Northern Canal on Wednesday April 21st . The deceased is described as a white male approximately 5’7” to 5’10” and weighing 250 or more pounds. The deceased had dentures and was wearing the cross pendant pictured below. The body appears to have been in the water for a month or more. Attempts to identify the deceased through missing persons records in Lowell and surrounding towns have been unsuccessful to this date. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lowell Police Department at (978) 937-3200.