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Woman, Dog Swept Away By Flood Waters In Fairfield County Rescued By Police, Fire Woman, Dog Swept Away By Flood Waters In Fairfield County Rescued By Police, Fire
Woman, Dog Swept Away By Flood Waters In Fairfield County Rescued By Police, Fire A Fairfield County woman became stuck in the raging river after she went in to save her dog and had to be rescued by police and fire personnel. The incident occurred in Trumbull around 10:15 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, when her dog was swept away in the Pequonnock River. Trumbull Police rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call that the Trumbull resident was on the phone with her friend when her dog went into the river and got swept away, the department said. She then went into the river to attempt to rescue her dog. Numerous police officers, Trumbull Center Fire Department, and Trumbull E…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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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