Report Of Possible Missing Person In Water Off Stratford Was False Alarm

STRATFORD, Conn. — Reports of a possible missing person in the water near the Seawall in Stratford was a false alarm, the Stratford Police Department said in a Tweet just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

A boat searches the water of Long Island Sound off the coast of Stratford on a report of a possible missing person. The search turned up empty and was believed to be a false alarm.
Photo Credit: *Stratford Police Department via Twitter*

Daily Voice

08/02/2017 9:15 p.m.

At about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, the Stratford Police Department said via Twitter that it had joined an active search for a missing person with the Stratford Fire Department, police and fire departments of neighboring towns and the U.S. Coast Guard.

But just before 9 p.m., the police department said via Twitter that the search had been called off.

"SFD recovered a float that had blown out to sea and may have been mistaken for a person in distress," police said.

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