Search for missing person near New Salem woods

Heard on: Franklin MA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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So we've gone upstream as far as the trail goes and it just stops at a swamp.

00:07

So I think we'll turn around, head back towards you, and maybe we go further downstream from you.

00:18

Work downstream and then once you do that.

00:21

Try to get on the old alignment of Nielsen Road and work that up just to see if you see anybody.

00:26

We've got the drone working in the area, but the foliage is just quite thick.

00:31

Received. So we're headed back in your general direction.

00:36

Received.

00:39

Control from New Salem Command.

00:43

Control from Command.

00:48

Would you be able to obtain a phone number for this subject and perhaps ping it?

00:54

We're coming up empty on the search so far.

00:57

We do have people in the woods and the drone in the air.

01:08

We'll try to ping his phone number.

01:10

We had one on file.

01:14

Received, thank you.

7/3/2026 07:14 PM

Missing Person

Neilson Rd, New Salem, MA

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in the New Salem area are conducting a search in nearby woods for a missing person. Teams are following trails, checking a swamp and an old road alignment, and using a drone, while dispatch attempts to ping the person’s phone.