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November 29, 2006

Man who died in fall at Fall River pier was from Mass.

FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Police today identified the man who died Monday night when he fell from a fishing boat into the waters around the State Pier.

Shawn Owen, 50, of Gloucester, Mass., fell from the boat he was working on at about 11 pm. Police originally identified the victim as a Rhode Island man.

Two security guards saw the accident on a surveillance system but couldn't find Owen in the darkness. In a subsequent search, police pulled his body from the water. Owen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lt. Jeffrey Cardoza said the cause of death is not yet known pending an autopsy by the medical examiner's office.

-- Journal staff writer Alex Kuffner

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 4:27 PM | Permalink

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