Body found in public pool 2 days after victim drowned
FALL RIVER (FOX25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - The body of a Fall River woman was discovered floating in a state run pool late Tuesday night, two days after she apparently drowned in that same pool.
Police say lifeguards were on duty and people were swimming in the Veterans Memorial pool at Lafayette Park Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and it appears no one noticed the dead body.
Investigators identified the body as 36-year-old Marie Joseph. Police say Joseph was watching her 9-year-old neighbor at the pool on Sunday when she apparently had an accident sliding down a waterside.
Family friends tell FOX25 the little boy told lifeguards that she did not come up from above water but no action was taken.
The Bristol County DA would not confirm if the woman’s body was in the water for two days, but did call the set of circumstances "unbelievable" and said the death is still under investigation.
Fall River Mayor William Flanagan says health inspectors visited the pool on Monday and Tuesday and inspected the facilities and apparently did not see a body either. Those inspectors have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), who runs the pool, has since closed over 20 of their deepwater pools until further notice.
DCR has also placed the entire staff of the pool on administrative leave.
According to friends, Marie Joseph has left behind five children and lived in an apartment a mile from the pool.
Police say lifeguards were on duty and people were swimming in the Veterans Memorial pool at Lafayette Park Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and it appears no one noticed the dead body.
Investigators identified the body as 36-year-old Marie Joseph. Police say Joseph was watching her 9-year-old neighbor at the pool on Sunday when she apparently had an accident sliding down a waterside.
Family friends tell FOX25 the little boy told lifeguards that she did not come up from above water but no action was taken.
The Bristol County DA would not confirm if the woman’s body was in the water for two days, but did call the set of circumstances "unbelievable" and said the death is still under investigation.
Fall River Mayor William Flanagan says health inspectors visited the pool on Monday and Tuesday and inspected the facilities and apparently did not see a body either. Those inspectors have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), who runs the pool, has since closed over 20 of their deepwater pools until further notice.
DCR has also placed the entire staff of the pool on administrative leave.
According to friends, Marie Joseph has left behind five children and lived in an apartment a mile from the pool.
Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/woman-dies-in-public-pool-in-fall-river-25-apx-20110629#ixzz1QrFCPxV7
Okay, really? How could this be? The pool was open and heavily used for days after this and no one noticed the body? This didn't happen in the ocean where finding a body can be nearly impossible due to the size of the area and the murkiness of the water. This was a pool with crystal clear water! No one saw anything? And, why are 20 other pools closed now in retaliation? The chances of this happening (meaning, someone drowning in a pool & then going unnoticed for days, during the summer, in the nice weather when its being used by hundreds of people a day) are slim to NONE, so I'm pretty sure all the other pools shouldn't have to suffer. It's hot! Come on! I'm wondering if she was killed and then the body was dumped in the pool a couple of days later. Any ideas? Bottom line: This is why we can't have anything nice.
-KC Jones
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