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‘Beautiful Boy’: University Of Vermont Student, Age 20, Dies While Walking Dogs New Year’s Eve ‘Beautiful Boy’: University Of Vermont Student, Age 20, Dies While Walking Dogs New Year’s Eve
‘Beautiful Boy’: University Of Vermont Student, Age 20, Dies While Walking Dogs New Year’s Eve “A sweet, smiling, confident young man” — that’s how friends and family described a college student from Pembroke, who died while out walking his dogs on New Year’s Eve. Callum Tomas DiCenso had just turned 20 when he suffered a cardiac arrest while walking his dogs, Piper and Kevin, on Sunday, Dec. 31. He was excited to see his friends and classmates at the University of Vermont, where he was a sophomore in the Honors College, his obituary read. DiCenso's brother-in-law said in a Facebook post: "My brother in law Callum suddenly passed away this past Sunday. We all loved him so much and …

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Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake
Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake A man was pulled from a popular lake after first responders in Fairfield County were dispatched for a report of a drowning. The incident took place in Brookfield around 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, when Brookfield Fire and EMS were dispatched to Blueberry Island for a reported drowning on Candlewood Lake, the department said. Crews responded to the island and found an unknown-aged man in cardiac arrest, the department added. Upon arriving at the island EMTs and paramedics immediately began life-saving measures. The patient was moved to Marine 25 and transported by to Echo Bay Marina, they sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police are investigating the untimely death of a Connecticut man. The incident took place in New Haven County in Oxford just before midnight on Monday, June 20. Officers from the Oxford Resident Trooper’s office and emergency services responded to 21 Pawnee Road for a man in cardiac arrest, said state police. Upon the arrival of first responders, the man was pronounced dead on the scene, state police said. The State Police Western District Major Crime Squad was requested to document the circumstances surrounding the death.  At this time, there is no threat to the public, polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Official Cause Of Death For Rapper DMX Released Official Cause Of Death For Rapper DMX Released
Official Cause Of Death For Rapper DMX Released An official cause of death for rapper and lifelong New Yorker DMX has been released following his death in April at the age of 50. The Westchester County Medical Examiner told Vulture on Thursday, July 8 that the hip-hop icon died on April 9 due to a cocaine-induced heart attack which caused a lack of blood circulation to his brain. Original story - Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 
“It was cardiac arrest for a period of time, so there was no circulation to the brain,” the Medical Examiner explained to Vulture. No official statement has been released by the ME’s offi…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband CT Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband
CT Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband What should have been the happiest day for the a Jersey City family welcoming their baby girl turned out to be the most tragic. Melinda Segunda Pritchett, 37 -- originally of New London, CT -- went in for a routine induction on Friday, Sept. 4, but required an emergency C-section due to a fetal heart rate complication, a GoFundMe page says. Just after her baby girl was born, Melinda went into cardiac arrest. And, after hours of trying to save her, the new mom passed away. Surviving her is her daughter, Adelina Joy Maribel, and her husband -- whom friends describe as her soulmate -- Jo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff A 53-year-old Norwalk man is alive thanks to the efforts of first responders and hospital employees after suffering a cardiac event. Todd Boe, of Norwalk, knew he had a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which affects his heart’s ability to pump blood effectively, said staff with Norwalk Hospital. But for the past several years, Boe's had been living with his condition successfully, until the evening of July 6, when for no reason he suffered a life-threatening cardiac event when he collapsed during a family dinner outing, they said. His family members immediately called 911 — a…

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