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Sleeping Giant State Park

COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods
Covid-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods In a situation that is becoming more common, firefighters in New Haven County recently rescued a hiker who got lost on an area mountain after nightfall.  Crews responded to Mount Carmel mountain at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 to rescue "another lost hiker in the dark," Fire Chief Gary Merwede wrote on the department's Twitter page.  Merwede announced that a rescue team had located the hiker, who was uninjured, in a later Tweet at approximately 9:15 p.m. Members of the Hamden Fire Department said they have sent teams to rescue at least tw…
COVID-19: CT Closes Some Parks Due To Lack Of Social Distancing; Beaches Also Draw Crowds COVID-19: CT Closes Some Parks Due To Lack Of Social Distancing; Beaches Also Draw Crowds
Covid-19: CT Closes Some Parks Due To Lack Of Social Distancing; Beaches Also Draw Crowds Connecticut was forced to close multiple state parks over the weekend as they were flooded with people enjoying the warm spring weather amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) closed nearly a dozen parks on Saturday, May 2 after they were over-crowded and people were unable to practice proper social distance protocols. Large crowds were also reported at several of the beaches that are open during the outbreak. Parks that were closed were:  Bluff Point State Park in Groton; C.P. Huntington State Park in…