STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 25B1004761
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Brandon Groh
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 9:11 a.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: Wooded Area Behind I-91 N rest Area, Guilford, VT
INCIDENT TYPE: Death investigation
VICTIM: Matthew Rice
AGE: 59
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Easthampton, MA
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Vermont State Police is investigating a death that occurred Sunday morning, June 29, 2025, in the Town of Guilford. The victim is identified as 59-year-old Matthew Rice from Easthampton, Massachusetts.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:11 a.m. when the male was discovered unresponsive. Guilford Fire and Rescue Inc. responded and pronounced him deceased. The preliminary investigation does not indicate that the death is suspicious, and there is no cause for public concern. An autopsy will be performed at the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington to determine the cause and manner of death.
No additional details are available at this time.