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Man Drowns In Medfield During Search For Model Airplane

MEDFIELD (CBS) - An elderly man died in the woods of Medfield Saturday night while trying to find his model airplane after it went down.

Police said the victim was hunting for that model plane in a marshy area by the Charles River, and that's where he somehow drowned.

His body was recovered by the Massachusetts State Police dive team after a search that included police dogs and helicopters.

The man's name has not yet been released.

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