Crime & Safety

Search Continues For Missing Man After Deadly Fall Into Water: Report

The man and his wife were walking their dog along an Eastham beach before falling through the ice, officials said.

EASTHAM, MA — Dive teams on Tuesday morning planned to continue the search for a man who’s been missing since he and his wife fell through the ice here Saturday morning.

Jerry Boucher, 72, and Kit Boucher, 71, are believed to have been walking their dog near First Encounter Beach before falling into the frigid water, according to WHDH-TV 7 and numerous other reports.

Kit Boucher died as a result of the incident, despite rescue attempts in which two police officers were injured. Jerry Boucher had not been found by Monday.

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