Update: Father, Son Recovered from Merrimack River

Update, 5:59 p.m. Officials, according to WMUR-TV, have found the body of the father who was lost in the Merrimack River last night, about a half mile downstream.

Update, 10:15 a.m.: The body of the 10-year-old boy has been recovered from the Merrimack River, NECN reports.

Officials are still searching for the body of the father.

Original Post:

The New Hampshire Marine Patrol is on the Merrimack River this morning looking for a boy who was swept up in the river currents early last evening and his father, who jumped in to try and save him, according to officials.

Concord and Boscawen firefighters as well as police and later, the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol, were all called to the river at about 6 p.m. on June 24, 2015, attempting to find a 10-year-old boy who was swimming in Boscawen while his parents were on the shore watching him. After the boy was caught up in the currents, the father entered the water in attempt to save the boy but also began struggling with the currents, according to officials. After watching them both get caught up in the brisk flow of the river, the boy’s mother called 911.

Boscawen, Penacook Rescue, and Concord Fire and Rescue teams and police officers put boats into the river and walked along different points along the shoreline attempting to find the man and child. The search was suspended at just before 8:30 p.m. last night.

Marine Patrol and New Hampshire Fish & Game resumed recovery efforts this morning around 8 a.m. around the Hannah Dustin Park and Ride below the Route 3 and Route 4 bridge.

Captions: Scenes from the search location along the Merrimack River near the Hannah Dustin Park and Ride. Credit: Brian Blackden. A shot from the Route 3-4 bridge of Marine Patrol searching. Credit: Tony Schinella

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXKnGrdWQ_I