The woman who drowned in a pond on the Raynham-Taunton town line Saturday evening has been identified as a 23-year-old from Taunton.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says Elfreda Nenen Yovonie was at Bunk Pond when she went missing underwater around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports.
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Taunton Police and Fire first responded to a report of a possible drowning in the area located off of Blue Star Memorial Highway and spoke with Yovonie's friends. Dive teams from North Bristol County and the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council were then called in to assist with the search, which included several police vehicles, boats and a helicopter.
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Divers recovered Yovonie's body just before 7 p.m.
The drowning is not believed to be suspicious, the district attorney's office said.
An investigation remains ongoing.
