Body of Massachusetts man recovered from New Hampshire lake

BRISTOL, N.H., (WWLP) – A man’s body has been pulled from the Newfound Lake in Bristol, New Hampshire.

According to the New Hampshire State Police, at 11:09 a.m. on Saturday, September 14th, a paddle boarder notified State Police troopers about a possible body in the water near Lakeside Road in Bristol. Troopers and members of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department located and removed a body from the water.

The body has been identified as 77-year-old John Quinlan of East Weymouth. Police said an autopsy was scheduled to be performed by the New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday.

MAP: Newfound Lake

Anyone with information is being asked to call the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol at 603-227-2115 or email Joshua.E.Dirth@dos.nh.gov .

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