Mason DeChhat: Body of boy, 6, found after mom drowned trying to save him and sister

Mason DeChhat: Body of boy, 6, found after mom drowned trying to save him and sister
Mason DeChhat's body was discovered by a kayaker about a half mile from where he was last seen (Sammy Dechhat/Facebook)

The body of a six-year-old boy has been found after his mother reportedly drowned while trying to save him and his seven-year-old sister from a river. The boy's body was found three days after he fell into the water. After the incident, his family and local first responders had launched a massive rescue operation. 

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The family had gone to the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Massachusetts on June 9 to fish and swim. The children's father, 31, went to their car at 7 pm to get something, only to come back and discover that their son, Mason DeChhat, had been swept away while trying to look for something in the fast-flowing river.