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WEBVTT A SOMBER END TO A SEARCH FOR A MISSING BOY . THE BODY OF 12 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL BOILY WAS RECOVERED FROM A RIVER NEAR HIS HOME. CLIP 47 23:42-23:47 OUR CONDOLENCES AND OUR SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND ANYBODY WHO KNEW THIS CHILD. THE 7TH GRADER WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 3 . WHEN HE HADN’T ARRIVED HOME BY EARLY EVENING . HIS FAMILY REPORTED HIM MISSING. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NATHANIEL’S BACKPACK ALONG WITH FOOT PRINTS LEADING TO THE FROZEN RIVER ... AND AN AREA WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE MAY HAVE BROKEN THROUGH. CLIP 47 22:58-23:06 OBVIOUSLY IT’S BEEN EXTREMELY COLD THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH MOVING WATER THAT’S NOT ALWAYS SAFE TO BE ON. POLICE SAY THIS APPEARS TO BE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. CLIP 47 22:35-22:43 ULTIMATELY THE MANNER OF DEATH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING. IN A LETTER TO PARENTS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SAYS TEACHERS WILL BE SPEAKING TO THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT THIS LOSS FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. CLIP 47 23:30-23:36 IT’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DOVER AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS RESOURCES AND COUNSELING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. LIVE IN DOVER, SL WMUR NEWS NINE. IT’S ANOTHER FREE

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The body of a missing boy was pulled from the Bellamy River in Dover on Friday.Nathaniel Boily, 12, was last seen leaving Dover Middle School at the end of the school day on Thursday.>> Download the FREE WMUR appFamily members filed a missing person report with Dover police.Police said that investigation led them to the Bellamy River in the area of Back River Road and Central Avenue. Fish and Game officials said the boy's backpack was found by a bridge on the shore of the river, and footprints led to a frozen-over disturbance on the otherwise smooth, iced-over river.Fish and Game dive crews found the seventh-grader's body about 1 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said."Our condolences and our sympathies go out to the family and anybody who knew this child," said Dover police Lt. Brant Dolleman.Police said they believe the boy's death was the result of an accidental drowning, although the official cause of death will be investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.The school superintendent sent a letter to parents that said that Nathaniel attended school in the district since kindergarten and was a valued member of the school community.Resources are being made available for students over the weekend."It's obviously going to have a major impact throughout the City of Dover and the surrounding communities," Dolleman said.Anyone with information is asked to contact Dover police at 603-742-4646 or visit dovernhcrimeline.org. Anonymous tips can be made by calling 603-749-6000.