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Woman Dies After Being Pulled From River In Fairfield County Woman Dies After Being Pulled From River In Fairfield County
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From River In Fairfield County A woman whose body was pulled from a river in Fairfield County has died. The 41-year-old Bridgeport woman was found floating early Friday, July 23, in the area of the Pequonnock River in Trumbull between White Plains Road and Quarry Road, said police. The woman was discovered unresponsive in the water prior to being pulled from the river, said Trumbull Police Lieutenant Brian D. Weir. "There were other individuals in the area during this time, who eventually observed the woman in the water and called 911," he said.  Trumbull Police, Trumbull Center Fire Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport
ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport Police have identified the man who was pulled from Bunnells Pond in Beardsley Park in January. James Freeman, 50, of Bridgeport, was found in the water after a passerby call 911 around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, said Bridgeport Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled unclothed and frozen from the pond. In January police said there were no indications of foul play even though his clothes were found with a small amount of blood on them.  Currently, the Medical Examiner's Office is awaiting toxicology reports before issuing a cause of death. A brief obitu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park
Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park A body was found floating in ice and water at Beardsley Park in Bridgeport. According to Bridgeport Police, the body was discovered in Bunnell's Pond around 11:20 a.m. Thursday by a passerby who saw the body floating in the partially frozen water. Temperatures were frigid as Bridgeport firefighters pulled the body from the water and police confirmed the individual was dead when recovered.  The body was taken by the Medical Examiner's Office who will determine a cause of death and help identify the individual.   Police declined to say if the body was a man or a woman and sai…

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by Kathy Reakes