A person was found dead Saturday morning at the walking trail and pavilion on First Street in Palmer, prompting a hours-long investigation that drew Massachusetts State Police detectives to the scene. Police and fire crews from Palmer and Bondsville responded at approximately 8:50 a.m. after receiving a report of an unresponsive person who was not breathing. By the time emergency personnel arrived, the person had already died.
According to shrewsburypost.com, the trail area was closed for several hours while authorities investigated, and Massachusetts State Police detectives assisted Palmer police as they worked the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later removed the deceased person from the area. Western Mass News reported that officials were alerted to the unresponsive person near the trail at around 9 a.m. Saturday, a timeline roughly consistent with the earlier report of first responders arriving minutes before.
Police Say No Threat to the Public
Officials have said foul play is not suspected in connection with the death, and that there is no threat to the public. The same report notes that no additional information was available as of Saturday, and the investigation remained ongoing…