Last Friday night, authorities recovered the body of a young Hispanic man from Lynn, Massachusetts, almost a week after he was reported missing.
The body of 24-year-old Dickson “Joel” De Los Reyes was recovered by the State Police Underwater Recovery Unit in a swamp along Route 107 in Revere, police said.
The body was found shortly after 8:30 pm Friday after the Massachusetts State Police aerial team sighted it on the Rumney Marsh reservation, according to authorities.
The Office of the Medical Examiner has the body in their custody for investigation.
A family friend told Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra how his parents feel, “well, right now there isn’t a word of comfort that can console him because it’s too hard a blow and that for them right now the pain they feel is impressive. said Regino Ortez, a friend of Dickson Joel.
Authorities said the search for De Los Reyes began Thursday afternoon after he was reported missing on Sunday, June 11, after leaving a party in Chelsea and entering a Lyft vehicle early that morning.
After finding evidence of her disappearance, divers investigated the wetlands off Route 107 on the Revere-Saugus line.
According to Pastor José Marcial Sánchez, a family friend who was on the scene, the missing man’s wallet and clothing were found in the area being searched.
Police said evidence indicated that Dickson “Joel” De Los Reyes, 24, got into a Lyft carpool on Shurtleff Street in Chelsea at 3:42 a.m. Sunday. The Lyft ride ended around 3:42 a.m., and when he was done, De Los Reyes’ cell phone called 911 and was connected to Revere police. The call was disconnected and several attempts by the police to return the call were unsuccessful.
The call is believed to have been made from the American Legion Highway area of Revere, police said. Nothing has been heard from De Los Reyes since then.
The parents of 24-year-old Dickson De Los Reyes have been heartbroken since his disappearance.
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to call State Trooper Timothy Burns at 617-727-8817, Troop A State Police Headquarters at 978-538-6020 or 911.
The investigation into the facts and circumstances of De Los Reyes’ death is ongoing and is being conducted by the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit.
