Crime & Safety

Body Found At Former Danvers State Hospital Steam Plant

Police and technical rescue teams responded to Middleton Road late Monday morning for an "unattended death."

DANVERS, MA — Danvers police Monday night confirmed a body was found inside the former Danvers State Hospital Steam Plant late Monday morning.

Police said no foul play is suspected.

Police said members of the Northeast Massachusetts Technical REsponse Team joined Danvers fire in removing the man from the building and that the death is under Massachusett State Police investigation.

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The victim's name was not released Monday night pending positive identification and notification of family.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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