Crime & Safety
Body Found in Merrimack River is Missing Lowell Man
Body identified as Rathana "Jonathan" Pin, 23, of Lowell.
ANDOVER, MA — The body recovered in the Merrimack River on Saturday has been identified as Rathana "Jonathan" Pin, 23, of Lowell, according to Essex County District Attorney spokesman Carrie Kimball - Monahan.
The identification was made by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. No foul play is suspected, she said.
Pin was reported missing April 2.
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A Phillips Academy crew coach found his body in the Merrimack River near Jillian Way at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and called police.
The Massachusetts Environmental Police recovered the body with assistance from state troopers and Andover officers.
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Family and friends of Pin were looking for him after he failed to show up at a family member's home.
He left behind his live-in girlfriend, a new car he had recently purchased and all of his possessions.
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