Ayer Police Find Missing Snowmobiler's Body In Grove Pond

AYER (CBS) -- Ayer police say they found the body of a missing snowmobiler late Saturday afternoon in Grove Pond.

Police said they responded to reports of a possible drowning in the pond around 4:45 p.m. Divers recovered the body of a 49-year-old man, and a snowmobile was also located near the body.

Ayer police said they were notified that a 49-year-old man had been missing for over a week on Jan. 29. A preliminary investigation suggested that the man's last location was in the area of Grove Pond where he was believed to have been driving a snowmobile out on the ice.

Investigators found snowmobile tracks entering onto Grove Pond, but no tracks exiting the pond.

The man's identity has not been released.