David Henneberry, unlikely hero who discovered Boston Marathon bomber in his boat, dies at 70
By Bryan Marquard GLOBE STAFF SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
An unlikely hero on an unforgettable day, David Henneberry spent most of April 19, 2013, warily peering out the windows of his Watertown home until he heard the news that authorities had lifted a stay-inside order imposed during the manhunt for the second Boston Marathon bomber.
Having noticed earlier that some protective winter padding had fallen to the ground from the boat he stored in his backyard, he went outside, climbed a stepladder, and pulled back the plastic covering to investigate. There was blood on the deck. As his gaze shifted, more blood. And over by the boat’s console, a body clad in a hoodie, tucked in the fetal position. “Oh my God, he’s in there,” Mr. Henneberry thought before hurrying back into the house and exclaiming to his wife, Beth, “He’s in the boat! He’s in our boat!”
Mr. Henneberry was 70 when he died of cancer Wednesday in his Watertown house, which had drawn waves of sightseers curious to see a key location in the Marathon bombing saga. But in the years since that April evening, he always tried to deflect the accolades that came his way for his quick, calm actions after he spotted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and made the 911 call that led to his capture.
“If anything, we’re incidental heroes,” Mr. Henneberry told the Globe. “We just did what we should have done.”
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