New Hampshire

Body, possibly of fisherman, pulled from Hampton River, police say

The man was identified Friday as Stephen Gelineau, a 47-year-old from Lowell, Massachusetts

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NBC 5 News

A man's body was found floating in the Hampton River on Wednesday morning, authorities in New Hampshire said.

He may have been fishing off Hampton's jetty — he was wearing fishing clothing, according to the New Hampshire State Police.

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A person called 911 about 7:30 a.m. to report seeing the body in the river, and officers pulled the body from the water by boat, police said.

The man was identified Friday as Stephen Gelineau, a 47-year-old from Lowell, Massachusetts. He was believed to have died accidentally.

Anyone with information about was asked to call police at 603-227-2114.

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