12 Feb, 2025

Father who drowned trying to save son at Salisbury Beach remembered as hero

Local News Gary Simard, of Methuen, jumped into the water to save his son from a powerful rip current. Gary Simard, the 44-year-old Methuen man who died this week after attempting to rescue his son from a rip current at Salisbury Beach, is being remembered as a heroic family man. Gary Simard. – Kevin B. […]

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Methuen man drowns trying to save child from rip current at Salisbury Beach

Local News Gary Simard was enjoying a beach day with his family when a child was pulled far from shore. A lifeguard at Salisbury Beach in 2021. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe A Methuen man died after going into the water to save a child at Salisbury Beach Wednesday. Gary Simard, 44, was at the beach […]

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