One Dead, One Rescued After Skaters Fall Through Ice On Lake Near Route 1

One man was killed and another was rescued after the two fell through the ice on Rogers Lake, just north of Route 1 (Boston Post Road), in Old Lyme late Saturday afternoon, Jan. 26.

Joe Lombardi

01/27/2019 2:05 p.m.

The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. when the two were ice skating.

Harry Jewett, 60, of Old Lyme, did not resurface. After a search-and-rescue operation, his body was recovered around 4:30 p.m., state police said.

His friend, Larry Buhl of North Haven, 51, was rescued after clinging to a chunk of ice while up to his shoulders in the freezing water, according to police. He was hospitalized with hypothermia.

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