CONCORD — Chief Joseph O’Connor reports that the Concord Police and Fire Departments responded earlier today to Walden Pond after a 70-year-old man nearly drowned. Chief O’Connor is now praising the fast actions of off-duty Arlington Police Officer Matthew Riley, who was visiting the pond with his children and pulled the man to safety.
Saugus Police Respond to Walden Pond for Report of Swimmer in Distress
SAUGUS – Chief Domenic DiMella reports that the Saugus Police Department, along with the Saugus Fire Department, Lynn Police Department and Lynn Fire Department, responded to a report of a swimmer in distress at Walden Pond, located in the Lynn Woods Reservation, this afternoon.