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Updated: Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 3:21 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012, 11:09 PM EDT

Kara Dominick

SHEFFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A Chicopee man is believed to have drowned in a Berkshire County pond Tuesday, after his boat capsized.

State Police told 22News the 67-year old man was fishing with another man on Three Mile Pond in Sheffield when their small boat capsized just before 2:00 Tuesday afternoon.

The victim, identified as Richard Joly , was not wearing a life jacket. His fishing companion, Edward Caisse, 49, also of Chicopee, was able to swim to shore.

The State Police Dive Team recovered Joly's body around 6:15 Tuesday night.

Chicopee man drowns in Three Mile Pond

Man drowns after boat capsized

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