Cape Cod Police ID Man Found Dead In Cape Cod Canal

BOURNE, MA — A 60-year-old New York man was found dead in the Cape Cod Canal on Tuesday, local police said.

Matthew Chamberlain was reported as missing in the area of the Bourne Bridge recreational area parking lot on the Cape Side.

Chamberlain, of Locust Valley, New York, was believed to have parked his truck in the parking lot on Monday evening accompanied by his two dogs. The Bourne Police Department had received a call regarding the wet dogs running around the parked truck.

Police said they learned from family members that Chamberlain was "prone to wandering and may be lost due to medical conditions."

The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard were contacted to search the waterways and the Cape Cod Law Enforcement Council Search & Rescue team was contacted to search the heavily wooded areas surrounding the parking lot, officials said.

On Tuesday, Chamberlain was "located deceased on the riprap of the Cape Cod Canal," police said.

An investigation into the cause of his death remains ongoing.