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Man Drives Car Off CT Roadway Into Coastal Rocks Man Drives Car Off CT Roadway Into Coastal Rocks
Man Drives Car Off CT Roadway Into Coastal Rocks First responders rescued an elderly driver in Fairfield County after he drove off the end of a roadway and landed on the rocks keeping him from driving into Long Island Sound. According to Assistant Chief Mark Zuccerella of the Greenwich Police, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, when the man drove off the end of Steamboat Road. "Due to low tide, no water rescue was needed," Zuccerella said. The driver sustained an ankle injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital.  Greenwich Police did not identify the driver.  The investigation into why the sub…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
18 Rescued Following CT Rowing Club Accident 18 Rescued Following CT Rowing Club Accident
18 Rescued Following CT Rowing Club Accident Eighteen teens and juveniles, in addition to several others, were rescued after three rowing sculls overturned and the chase boat took on water at a Fairfield County beach. The incident occurred off Westport off Compo Beach on Long Island Sound around 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20. According to Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police, police, fire and EMS responded to Compo Beach on a report that numerous people were in the water after a boat capsized. Responding units found a chaotic scene of youths swimming to shore, arriving by boat, and some still in the water near Cockenoe Isla…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced
CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced A Fairfield County firefighter was taken to the hospital and 14 residents were left homeless following a two-alarm house fire. The blaze started in Danbury just after 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17 on Locust Avenue. Arriving firefighters found a 3-story, multi-family home with heavy smoke emitting from multiple sides, said Capt. Kevin Lunnie of the Danbury Fire Department. As crews made entry into the home they found a significant fire in the basement extending into the upper floors, Lunnie said. Occupants reported multiple individuals unaccounted for, prompting an immediate upgrade to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Building Collapse: 6 Injured, 5 Trapped, 2 Critical In New Haven Building Collapse: 6 Injured, 5 Trapped, 2 Critical In New Haven
Building Collapse: 6 Injured, 5 Trapped, 2 Critical In New Haven At least six people were injured when a building under construction partially collapsed, trapping at least five people. The incident took place in New Haven County on Lafayette Street in New Haven around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Rick Fontana, New Haven’s director of emergency operations, told NBC News Connecticut that six people are injured and two are in critical condition.  There were no fatalities, the news outlet said. Fire officials said concrete was being poured on the second floor when the collapse occurred.  CT Fire Photo, on the scene, said on Twitter that all f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Connecticut Connection Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Connecticut Connection
Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Connecticut Connection The pilot of the small plane that crashed into a transmission tower after departing from Westchester County Airport has ties to Fairfield County. The 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from that plane that crashed into the power tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 27 after departing from Westchester late in the afternoon. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, age 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, age 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
CT Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff, Officials Say CT Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff, Officials Say
CT Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff, Officials Say A rock climber was rescued by a technical rescue team after his leg became lodged in between two rocks for more than three hours. The incident took place in Windham County in Killingly on Wednesday, July 27 at Ross Cliffs in Old Furnace State Park.  The Killingly Fire Department and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to a report of an adult male who got his leg stuck between two rocks while rock climbing at Ross Cliffs in Old Furnace State Park near the Ross Pond Boat Launch in Killingly, said Will Healy, spokesman for DEEP. The South Killingly Multi-Agenc…

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by Kathy Reakes