"Gerard "Jerry" Boucher, 72, was found around 9:30 a.m. Friday as members of the Barnstable County Fire Department Technical Rescue Team searched a marshy area about half a mile northeast of the Bee's River parking lot, Eastham police and fire officials said. Friday's discovery was several days in the making; emergency crews had returned to Bee's River several times to search for Boucher since he and his wife, 71-year-old Kathleen "Kit" Boucher, fell through the ice the morning of Feb. 14."
"After receiving a report of a distressed, wet dog on the loose in the parking lot, first responders arrived to find Kit Boucher screaming for help about 30 feet from shore. Two police officers fell through the ice trying to reach Kit Boucher but were unable to save her; divers found her body later that morning. A mid-morning low tide and improved ice conditions helped officials continue their search for Jerry Boucher Friday, Eastham police and fire officials said."
""The Eastham Police and Fire Departments continue to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victims," the departments said in a statement. "We would also like to thank our regional partners for their hard work and commitment to locating Mr. Boucher and bring[ing] closure to this tragic incident." An obituary for the couple described the Bouchers as "lifelong best friends" who met in a high school biology class in the 1970s, married several years later, and built a life dedicated to their children, grandchildren, and community."
A married couple, Gerard "Jerry" Boucher, 72, and Kathleen "Kit" Boucher, 71, fell through the ice at First Encounter Beach on the morning of Feb. 14 while walking their dog. First responders found Kit screaming about 30 feet from shore; two police officers fell through the ice attempting a rescue, and divers recovered Kit's body later that morning. Emergency crews returned to Bee's River multiple times searching for Jerry. His body was recovered around 9:30 a.m. nearly a week later by the Barnstable County Fire Department Technical Rescue Team in a marshy area. Officials expressed condolences and an obituary described the couple as lifelong best friends.
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