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Man Drowns In Merrimack River

HAVERHILL (CBS) – A man who drowned Wednesday night in Haverhill has been identified.

Rescuers pulled 47-year-old Trent Cook from the Merrimack River around 8 p.m. He was transported to Holy Family Hospital but pronounced dead.

Two other people were also pulled from the river after they jumped in trying to save Cook.

One of them, a woman, was a friend of his.  The other person was a man who had been fishing nearby when he heard screams.

Foul play is not suspected in Cook's death.

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