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July 2, 2007

Missing fisherman's body found off Newport

NEWPORT -- Divers have discovered the body of Phillip Stevens, the Massachusetts fisherman who disappeared on Saturday off the coast of Newport, according to state Department of Environmental Management spokeswoman Gail Mastrati.

Stevens, 59, of Watertown, Mass., was found at 4:47 p.m. at Prices Point, east of Brenton Reef, Mastrati said.

His body was transported to Castle Hill Coast Guard station, where it was identified by the state medical examiner, she said.

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