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24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River 24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River
24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River A 24-year-old man has been identified as the person found in a submerged vehicle in the Norwalk River. Person Found Dead In Car Floating In Norwalk River Norwalk resident Aren Craft was found around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8 after police, marine unit, fire, Stamford Fire Department rescue divers and EMS officials responded to the area of Moodys Lane for a car in the water. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the car was immediately found in the submerged in the water. Police and firefighters began to tether the vehicle to secure its position. Stamford Fire Depart…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Found Dead In Car Floating In Norwalk River Person Found Dead In Car Floating In Norwalk River
Person Found Dead In Car Floating In Norwalk River Police are investigating an untimely death after a person was found dead inside a vehicle floating in the Norwalk River. The incident took place in Norwalk around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, in the area of Moody's Lane. Police responded after the department received multiple 911 calls of a vehicle submerged in the Norwalk River, said Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police. Norwalk Police, fire, and EMS found the vehicle, Podgorski added. Fire department rescue divers assisted in the recovery of a person from the vehicle. The Norwalk Fire Department Dive team retrieved the b…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Rescued After Crashing Pick Up Truck In Pond Fairfield County Man Rescued After Crashing Pick Up Truck In Pond
Fairfield County Man Rescued After Crashing Pick Up Truck In Pond First responders rescued a Fairfield County driver after his pickup truck was found partially submerged in a pond following a crash with another vehicle. The incident took place at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25 in Easton. Officers responded to Banks Road for a report of a vehicle crash, according to Chief of Easton Police Richard Doyle. Upon the officers' arrival, they found a partially submerged truck in a pond, about 30 feet from shore with the driver still inside, Doyle said. Officers deployed a water rescue bag and began to pull the driver to shore. Responding Easton firefighters arriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park Police have identified a woman who was found dead inside a vehicle submerged underwater at a Connecticut park. The New Haven County woman, ID'd as 22-year-old Yamiles Vazquez was discovered around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, at Lakewood Park in Waterbury, authorities said. Vazquez was found after officers received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park,  said Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis. Vazquez was a resident of Waterbury. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a fully submerged vehicle at a Connecticut park. The woman was found around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, in New Haven County at Lakewood Park in Waterbury. Police received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police Department. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the incident and located an unresponsive woman inside the vehicle, Davis said. Emergency medical servic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Rescued After Truck Falls Into Water In Fairfield County During Nor'easter Two Rescued After Truck Falls Into Water In Fairfield County During Nor'easter
Two Rescued After Truck Falls Into Water In Fairfield County During Nor'easter Two people were rescued in dramatic fashion from a sinking pickup truck in Fairfield County during the peak of the Nor'easter. It happened around 2:10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, in Stamford in the water off of Cummings Park in Stamford,  First-arriving fire personnel found a 4-door pickup truck partially submerged and floating approximately 40 feet off of the shore of Long Island Sound, said Stamford Fire Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Palmer. A woman was visible and standing in the rear cargo area of the truck. The woman was shouting that there was a man trapped inside the submerged cab of the tr…

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by Kathy Reakes