The body of a Lunenburg man was found in the Connecticut River off the shoreline in Dalton

The body of a Lunenburg man was found in the Connecticut River off the shoreline in Dalton, N.H. on Wednesday morning. The search for Matheson has been ongoing since he was reported missing on March 16. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported that Matheson’s body was recovered a few minutes before 10 a.m. on Wednesday after the search team focused on a “high probability image” that had been recorded by divers with a camera attached to a remote-operated vehicle. The images were taken during the search on March 20 and 21. Matheson’s body was found upstream from the location that eye witnesses placed Matheson the night he went missing. According to authorities, an initial emergency call was received the morning of Saturday, March 16 about 3:30 a.m., prompting rescue responses from Vermont State Police, Essex County Sheriff, Lunenburg Fire Department, Dalton Fire Department, Whitefield Fire Department and NH Fish and Game. No one was located in the water, and the information provided by the reporting party could not be confirmed. On Monday, March 18, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office received a missing person’s report for Matheson and additional information that he might have gone into the river. The next day the NH Fish and Game Sonar/ROV Team and Dive Team was on the river initiating their search. Matheson’s body was released to New Hampshire State Police and the New Hampshire Office of the Medical Examiners.