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Man Rescued After Nearly Drowning In Fairfield County Man Rescued After Nearly Drowning In Fairfield County
Man Rescued After Nearly Drowning In Fairfield County A 35-year-old local man is lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in a restricted swimming area at Indian Well State Park in Shelton. The Milford resident was swimming in the area of the waterfalls when he began having trouble shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to DEEP officials. EnCon, along with Shelton emergency services responded to the park for the report of a drowning, said Chris Collibee, DEEP spokesman.  “Witnesses performed CPR until EMS arrived,” he said.  The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital by Life Star helicopter. When he was airlifted, the man was breathing…

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by Kathy Reakes