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Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages
Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages A single-engine airplane that departed from Westchester County Airport crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland, causing a massive power outage and taking hours for rescuers to reach the two victims inside the plane. The Mooney M20J, owned by MFC Corporation of Washington, DC, left Westchester County Airport in White Plains, late in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 27, and crashed into the wires near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, around 5:40 p.m., said Rick Breitenfeldt of the Federal Aviation Administration. Two people were on board, including the pilot identified …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Fairfield County Trench Collapse By Rescuers Who Dug By Hand At Times Man Rescued From Fairfield County Trench Collapse By Rescuers Who Dug By Hand At Times
Man Rescued From Fairfield County Trench Collapse By Rescuers Who Dug By Hand At Times A worker is in serious condition after being buried up to his neck in a trench collapse that had rescuers digging by hand at times to save the man. The incident took place in Northern Fairfield County around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 in Bethel on Budd Drive in the Stony Hill district. Stony Hill firefighters arrived on the scene and found a man buried up to his chin in a 13-15 foot trench that had collapsed, said Assistant Chief Patrick Magyar, of the Stony Hill Fire Department. The man was conscious and talking when rescuers arrived on the scene, Magyar said.  Once additional…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment
Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment Firefighters rescued a resident who was found unconscious in a smoke-filled apartment in Connecticut. The incident happened in Hartford County at about 5 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, at an apartment building on Elm Commons Drive in Rocky Hill. Residents told arriving crews about the smoke on the fourth floor of the building, and authorities found a moderate amount of smoke in the common hallway coming from one of the apartments, officials said.  Firefighters forced the door open and found an unconscious resident in the bathroom, the fire department said.  The resident was tak…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Occupants Rescued After Being Trapped Inside Cars In Head-On Fairfield County Crash Occupants Rescued After Being Trapped Inside Cars In Head-On Fairfield County Crash
Occupants Rescued After Being Trapped Inside Cars In Head-On Fairfield County Crash Fire crews in Fairfield County rescued the occupants of two vehicles who were left trapped following a head-on crash. Firefighters responded to a report of a crash with occupants trapped in both vehicles at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, according to the Shelton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived at the scene on Leavenworth Road near Indian Wells Road, they saw that one of the vehicles was hanging over the guardrail and was starting to slide down an incline, fire officials said. Once crews stabilized the vehicles, authorities removed the doors from one vehicle and the doors …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman, Two Children Injured In Fairfield County Crash Pregnant Woman, Two Children Injured In Fairfield County Crash
Pregnant Woman, Two Children Injured In Fairfield County Crash A pregnant woman and two children involved in a crash were rescued by Fairfield County firefighters. The crash happened around 7:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24 on southbound Route 8 in the area of exit 13, said the Shelton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a pregnant woman who was "heavily pinned" inside a vehicle that had crashed off the roadway, the department said.  Crews from Squad 1 and Rescue 30 stabilized the vehicle prior to conducting a roof and door removal to free the patient.  As members were extricating the trapped woman, two pediatric pa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours
Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours Officers rescued a jet ski operator who had been stranded in the Long Island Sound for about three hours. At about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, a friend of the 60-year-old man notified the United States Coast Guard that the man was more than three hours overdue to return to Rocky Point, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  SCPD said a police helicopter responded just before 7 p.m. and located the jet ski floating in the water with no occupant.  SCPD officers Michael Malone and Shawn Mooney responded onboard the Marine Delta and found the man about a quarte…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Officer Dies Trying To Rescue 14-Year-Old Who Also Drowned In Massachusetts Pond Officer Dies Trying To Rescue 14-Year-Old Who Also Drowned In Massachusetts Pond
Officer Dies Trying To Rescue 14-Year-Old Who Also Drowned In Massachusetts Pond A police officer drowned after going into a pond in Massachusetts to try to rescue a teenage boy who also died. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 4 in the pond at Green Hill Park in Worcester. The officer who died has been identified as five-year department member Enmanuel "Manny" Familia, age 38, Worcester Police said at a news conference Friday. He was located by divers at 2:28 p.m. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Four other officers also entered the water along with three other divers. Two other teenage boys were saved. The identity of the 14-year-old who…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Missing Fairfield County Canoeists Found 'Cold' But Safe Missing Fairfield County Canoeists Found 'Cold' But Safe
Missing Fairfield County Canoeists Found 'Cold' But Safe Two missing canoeists in Fairfield County were found cold but safe after a search by multiple agencies. The incident took place around 11 p.m., Saturday, March 20 on Lake Lillinonah in Newtown, according to the Newtown Search and Rescue team. The two had launched from the boat ramp off Hanover Road and then never returned, officials said. As numerous agencies scrambled to get to the scene, the two were found safe on an island near Shepaug Dam around 11:45 p.m. "Both parties were found cold but in good spirits," Newtown Search and Rescue said. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound
Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound The body of a victim has been recovered after a rowboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 on Long Island's North Fork in Suffolk County off Route 48 in the village of Greenport, when the 9-foot long rowboat was in the area of the Cliff Side condominiums, Southold Town Police said. There were two people reported onboard, according to police. One person swam to shore and the other was unaccounted for, said police. The Greenport Fire Department, Suffolk County Aviation unit and the Coast Guard responded to assist Southold Town Polic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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28 Rescued From Breakwater Rocks At Seaside Park 28 Rescued From Breakwater Rocks At Seaside Park
28 Rescued From Breakwater Rocks At Seaside Park Nearly 30 people, including several children, were rescued from breakwater rocks at Seaside Park in Bridgeport. This incident happened Saturday night, May 2 in Bridgeport. The 28 couldn't get back to shore due to high tide.   After they were rescued, they were shuttled back to the Ferry Terminal Dock, said Scott Appleby, the director of the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security for the City of Bridgeport. All 28 refused medical assessment and all refused transportation back to their vehicles, Appleby said.

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound First responders saved seven passengers who were in a boat that capsized on the Long Island, including one woman who was trapped under the vessel and tangled in fishing gear. Police released a video showing the daring rescue on Sunday, June 9, which shows the divers who were deployed from a helicopter and found a female victim in an air pocket under the boat. Video of the interaction can be found here. "Great job by #NYPD Aviation & #SCUBA rescuing a victim trapped under a capsized boat in the Long Island Sound," the NYPD posted on Twitter. "The divers deployed from the helicopter and …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield
Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters rescued three people who were injured and had to be extricated from a heavily damaged SUV and pickup truck following a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday. The crash took place around 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, in the area of 4680 Black Rock Turnpike, said Fairfield Assistant Chief George Gomola. Fairfield police PD arrived on scene and confirmed a large SUV with two victims trapped inside requiring extrication, and a large pickup truck on its side with the occupant unconscious and unresponsive. Gomola said. When firefighters arrived on the scene Lt. Jay Swindon est…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trapped Dog, Man Rescued In Fairfield County Trapped Dog, Man Rescued In Fairfield County
Trapped Dog, Man Rescued In Fairfield County A frisky dog chasing a swan ended up having to be saved, along with a man, by members of the Shelton Fire Department. The rescue took place Saturday morning after the dog chased after a swan, and the man chasing the dog became trapped in muddy waters. Crews from Huntington Fire Company 3 Crews had to trek through a swamp to reach both who were stuck on a muddy strip of land in the middle of the water.  Firefighters used a canoe and ropes to pull the dog, and man, to safety. “Great work by everyone on the scene as everyone got out safely,” the Huntington Fire Company said in a Facebook post…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog
First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog Fast thinking first responders in New Caanan helped rescue a man on Thursday afternoon after he slipped through ice on a pond attempting to rescue his dog, which had fallen in too. The New Canaan Police Department received an emergency call shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Thursday from a resident on Dan’s Highway, who advised that the man had fallen through the icy pond, which was located on his property. Upon arrival, first responders from the police department, New Canaan Fire Department and New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps reported that the man was waist-deep, though he was quickly pulle…

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by Zak Failla