Dr. Daniel Arnett, a 44-year-old married father of two and a prominent cardiologist in Boston, was found deceased Sunday afternoon in a cow pasture in Newbury, Massachusetts. He had been reported missing by his family after failing to return from a bike ride on Saturday morning.
Newbury police stated that Dr. Arnett was last seen around 10 a.m. near Colby Farm. He embarked on his ride without his cell phone and had not shared his planned route with loved ones. His body was discovered by investigators around 2 p.m. Sunday on Tendercrop Farm, approximately 15 miles from his home in Hamilton.
The Essex District Attorney's Office has indicated that foul play is not suspected, though the cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. Dr. Arnett was a cardiologist at Beth Israel Lahey Health, specializing in echocardiography, computed tomography, nuclear cardiology, and preventive cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2013 and completed his residency and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease before moving to Massachusetts in 2021.
Public records and social media photographs suggest Dr. Arnett had a strong affinity for the outdoors, with images showing him fishing, hiking, and skiing with his wife, Anne, and their two sons. He also held fishing and hunting licenses. At the time of his disappearance, he was riding a Specialized Tarmac SL7 Sport road bike.
Tendercrop Farm is a well-known family-owned farm on the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, a popular route for cyclists. The farm occupies about 800 acres of agricultural fields and pastures.
The district attorney's office confirmed that this death is not connected to another man found deceased in the Mill River in the nearby town of Rowley on the same weekend.