LOWELL, Mass. (AP) A 21-year-old man drowned at a beach on the Merrimack River in Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryans office said the Weymouth resident drowned while swimming off Rynne Beach in Lowell.<\/p>\n
Emergency officials responded to a report of a male swimmer that had gone missing, the office said. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was found at about 4:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Ryans office said the incident remains under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.<\/p>\n
The area where the man drowned is a popular swimming spot, but warning signs note there are no lifeguards on duty.<\/p>\n
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