Late Monday night, authorities recovered the body of a man who jumped off a boat and went missing in the Norton Reservoir during the evening, officials said.
The man, believed to be about 40, was reported missing in the reservoir around 7:30 p.m. the Norton Fire Department said in a statement early Tuesday morning. His body was found around 11 p.m. by state Environmental Police using sonar equipment and was recovered by State Police divers, the statement said.
Authorities have identified the man but are not releasing his name pending the notification of his family, Norton Deputy Police Chief Todd M. Jackson said in a separate statement.
When emergency responders arrived at the reservoir, two men on the boat told officers that a third had jumped off at about 6:30 p.m., according to Jackson.
“It looked like it wasn’t an accidental fall out of the boat. He intentionally jumped out of the boat,” Jackson said in a news conference at the reservoir, according to video from WHDH-TV.
The men told officers they threw a lifejacket to the man in the water, but they weren’t able to reach him before he went under and failed to resurface, Jackson said. Crews began searching for the man as soon as they arrived, Jackson said.
The Bristol North Regional Dive Team, Metro-LEC Marine Unit, and a helicopter from the State Police Air Wing assisted with the search, Jackson said.
Adam Sennott can be reached at adam.sennott@globe.com.