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Hopkinton Public Safety Respond to Reported Near -Drowning

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At 5:01 pm Sunday, June 2nd, the Hopkinton Police Communication Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a boy had disappeared beneath the water in Lake Maspenock. The boy had been in the water at Sandy Beach on the west side of the lake. Dispatch immediately dispatched police and fire resources. Upon arrival at the beach, police utilized civil bystanders, already on scene to begin a search of the area where the boy had been last seen. Within minutes the boy was located and life saving measures were begun by members of the Hopkinton Fire Department.. The nine year old boy was transported to Milford Regional Hospital. The boy was then transferred to Umass Hospital by helicopter for further care.