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Button Island, New Fairfield, CT

Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say State police are reporting that a man who was pulled from a Fairfield County lake in cardiac arrest has died from drowning. The victim, Adao Nogueira, age 53, of Danbury, was rescued from Button Island in New Fairfield around 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16. Brookfield Volunteer Fire and EMS were dispatched to the island for a reported drowning on Candlewood Lake, according to the Connecticut State Police. Earlier report: Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake Upon arriving at the island EMTs and paramedics immediately began life-saving measures, the fire dep…