Body of missing New Hampshire man found in Connecticut River

LANCASTER, NH. (WWLP) – After a week-long search, the body of a missing man in New Hampshire was found in the Connecticut River in Lancaster Saturday morning.

According to NBC Boston, Lancaster police officers first went near the Mt. Orne covered bridge on Friday to follow up on information received about a New Hampshire resident, who had not been heard from in a week. While checking it out, officers found a set of vehicle tracks that crossed a hay field and ended at the bank of the river adjacent to Route 135.

The fish and game department was called in to assist with the search. A conservation officer using a drone found a vehicle in the river near where the tracks ended at the riverbank. More officers were able to then view and search the vehicle under water using a remotely operated vehicle, which confirmed the submerged vehicle was registered to 41-year-old Stephen Paquette from Littleton, New Hampshire, and that there was an individual inside it. The person inside was identified as Paquette.

Officials are still investigating exactly how his car ended up in the river.

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