Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III announced Sunday that an adult male was found deceased in the waters near the entrance to Fort Taber Park located at 1000C Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford.
Just before 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning, a civilian caller, who was on the walking path, contacted emergency services after locating a body in the water in the area near the entrance to Fort Taber Park. New Bedford Officers arrived on scene and pulled a fully clothed unresponsive male from the water. Paramedics pronounced the male deceased upon arrival.
The male was identified as 43-year-old Joel Barboza of New Bedford…