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Authorities in Massachusetts have launched a recovery mission for a man who was last seen clinging to the side of a boat in a local river

The man, who authorities believe is not from the area, was said to be part of a crew working on a local bridge project

Police said the man tried to "regain possession" of the boat as it drifted into the water while he was on shore

A recovery mission is underway after a man was last seen clinging to the side of a boat in a Massachusetts river.

The Newburyport Police Department announced that police and fire personnel responded to "reports of a person in the Merrimack River" at around 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Witnesses told the department that a person "was seen clinging to the side of a small skiff boat in the river." T

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