A mother of four from Topsfield died on Wednesday after a fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton on Wednesday, Sutton Police Chief Ton Calouro told NBC 10 Boston.
Not long after 2 p.m., Massachusetts State Police learned of reports of a person who fell in the area and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement.
“Tragically, a 49-year-old mother of four from Topsfield fell in the chasm earlier today,” Calouro told NBC. “She succumbed from her injuries and crews are there now attempting to retrieve her remains.”
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State police detectives assigned to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.’s office are investigating the incident.
MassLive reached out to Calouro and Early’s office to independently confirm.