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DA: Body found in river near Brockton Department of Public Works 8%
By Samantha Genzer21%
7/13/2026, 3:49:39 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 23 hits. Analysis detected 23 faulty-reasoning hits from 286 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 24.3% and a BS Rank of 8% (14,519 of 15,678 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 92.60% of the article peer group.
A person’s body was found floating in a river near the Brockton Department of Public Works on Thursday, authorities announced.
Around 5 p.m., Brockton police received reports from DPW employees about a dead man floating in the river near the city’s water treatment plant around 5 p.m., the office of Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said in a press release .
The body was retrieved by the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the DA's office said.
Authorities have not been able to identify the deceased man, Cruz’s office said.
The DA's office said an active investigation into the incident is underway.
The bodies of two men were found at the water treatment plant in the spring and summer of 2024; officials said each time that foul play was not suspected.
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