BEVERLY, Mass. – December 25, 2024 – Today, Owen Kasozi, 30, of Danvers, was found deceased in Wenham Lake in Beverly, Beverly Police Chief John G. LeLacheur and Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced this evening. Kasozi was last seen entering the J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve in Beverly near Wenham Lake at approximately 3:00 p.m. yesterday and did not return, triggering a search that involved the Beverly Police Department, Beverly Fire Department, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Detective Unit assigned to Tucker’s office, the MSP Airwing unit, and the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC).