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UPDATED, June 24: The body of an Arlington man was found near the Cambridge line, Chief Frederick Ryan said Saturday, June 24.
The discovery came after “an exhaustive search” by Arlington, Cambridge and State Police and Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council search-and-rescue teams, Ryan said in a news release. The search began the day before with concerns that the man, Patrick Beagan, 45, was depressed and could harm himself.
A body tentatively identified as Beagan’s was discovered Saturday morning. Police said the death does not appear to be suspicious, and there is no reason to believe the public is in any danger.
Beagan hadn’t been seen since Thursday, June 22. His car was found at the Alewife MBTA station on Friday.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will make positive identification, and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s Office is leading a follow-up investigation.
Beagan worked in Cambridge from 2005 through last year, first at the Art Technology Group and then at Oracle.
Arlington police put out a news release Friday evening seeking the public’s help in locating him.
A town resident reported just after 1:30 a.m. hearing a helicopter over Spy Pond. A source said police were then searching for the missing man.
This news announcement was published Friday, June 23, 2017, and was updated June 24 using a report by Marc Levy of Cambridge Day, a YourArlington partner.
