MADISON, New Hampshire — An educator who split her time between a Rockland school and a school in Massachusetts drowned in New Hampshire this past Friday.

According to New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol, Amy Posocco, 41, of Beverly, Massachusetts had been swimming with a group of family members on Middle Pea Porridge Pond in Madison when she failed to return to shore.

At approximately 8:45 p.m., July 7, a call to 911 informed of a possible drowning.  The call was for a swimmer who had not returned to her family after being on the water in front of their rental property.

Officers and Troopers from Marine Patrol and Troop E, Ossipee Fire & Rescue and New Hampshire Fish and Game all responded to the scene and learned that family and neighbors had begun an immediate search but were unsuccessful.

With assistance from the dive team of Ossipee first responders, Posocco was located approximately 90 feet offshore.

“The investigation is ongoing, and the immediate cause of death is not known currently but is considered to be accidental,” said New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol.

According to her Linked-In page, Posocco held a job as a special education teacher before becoming a clinical supervisor in the realm of Special Education for almost 11 years.

The 8:45 p.m. incident was the third drowning that New Hampshire Marine Patrol and first responders responded to that day. In all, calls came from Gilmanton, Manchester, and Madison between the hours of 2:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., beginning with a young Boy Scout involved in a boating accident, and followed by a 40-year-old man whose body was found by boaters.

“New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol would like to extend our condolences to the families of the three victims,” said the release. “We would also like to thank the following agencies for their assistance both at the scenes and with the investigations.”

New Hampshire State Police – Troop B, Troop E and Major Crime Unit
New Hampshire Fish and Game 
Gilmanton Police Department
Gilmanton Fire and Rescue
Alton Ambulance
Manchester Police Department
Manchester Fire Department
Ossipee Fire and Rescue
New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office

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