Dead Bodies Reported Inside A Concord Homeless Camp Tent Deemed A Mistake And False Call

CONCORD, NH — As the saying goes, if you see something, say something.

That was the situation at the Healy Park Trail along the Merrimack River on Tuesday after Concord police and fire and rescue teams were sent to investigate a report of two bodies found dead in a homeless camp tent — a report that turned out to be a false alarm.

Around 2:30 p.m., capital region dispatch received a 911 call from a person at the camp who claimed they found two bodies dead inside a tent. The information was also passed onto police, with dispatch sending several officers to the area near Basin Street as well as Interstate 93 north.

About 10 minutes later, 911 received an updated call from the same person telling dispatchers the report was a mistake. Police and fire and rescue teams continued to the scene anyway, just to make sure.

When the fire battalion chief arrived, they checked the tent and found no issues. Dispatch called it “a good intent” call, and firefighters and EMTs returned to service.

Officers visited all the tents in the area, spoke to several homeless people, and confirmed everyone was alive. Officers also ran checks on all the people at the camp, and one man had an active Merrimack County no-bail warrant. He was arrested and a county sheriff’s deputy came to pick up the man to take him jail.

Police cleared the scene about an hour later.

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