Man Who Found Boston Marathon Bomber In His Boat Dies

WATERTOWN, MA – The Watertown man who found Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in his boat and effectively helped end the manhunt for the suspect has died. David Henneberry, a resident of Franklin Street, was 70.

Henneberry rose to national prominence when he alerted police to Tsarnaev's location, resulting in a tense standoff that ended the hours-long manhunt for the bombers on April 19, 2013. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Henneberry said he noticed some padding was out of place on his boat, the Slip Away II, and went to investigate.

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He found blood sprayed across the deck and Tsarnaev inside, curled up in the fetal position, turned around, went inside and called police.

"We asked you to maintain vigilance and you did," Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau said at the time, as Patch reported. "We got the call, and we got the guy."

The then-19-year-old was apprehended after a two-and-a-half hour standoff. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed in a shootout with police earlier that day in Watertown.

Tsarnaev was convicted in 2015 of carrying out the bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 250 others, with his brother. He was also found guilty of murdering MIT police officer Sean Collier with his brother on April 18, 2013.

Henneberry passed away Sept. 27, according to his obituary. He is survived by two stepchildren, one sister, a niece and nephew, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Visitation will be at the Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton, on Friday, Oct. 6 from 5-9 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Henneberry's memory may be made to the American Lung Association.

Photo Credit: Katie Zezima/Associated Press

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