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5-Year-Old Boy Remains In Critical Condition After Near Drowning In River 5-Year-Old Boy Remains In Critical Condition After Near Drowning In River
5-Year-Old Boy Remains In Critical Condition After Near Drowning In River A 5-year-old boy who was pulled from the Connecticut River in Middlesex County this weekend remained in critical condition a day later, authorities said.  Police were called to a stretch of the river near Landing Road in Haddam on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, when the boy and a man fell from a kayak into the water, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said.  Responders took the child to Middlesex Hospital, but doctors had the boy airlifted to Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford in critical condition.  WTNH reported the child was …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
New Haven Woman, 37, Found Floating Dead In Quinnipiac River New Haven Woman, 37, Found Floating Dead In Quinnipiac River
New Haven Woman, 37, Found Floating Dead In Quinnipiac River Police in Connecticut are investigating after a 37-year-old woman's body was found dead floating in the water of the Quinnipiac River. New Haven Police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the incident occurred in New Haven around 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, near Brewery Square. Bruckhart said the New Haven Fire Department responded with water rescue, and the body was located near James Street and River Streets along the embankment. He added that the woman had no identification, but detectives identified her as Shannon Arrington of New Haven.  Her family has been notified.  Membe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Missing In Water Rescued By Fairfield County Police Man Missing In Water Rescued By Fairfield County Police
Man Missing In Water Rescued By Fairfield County Police A Fairfield County man was rescued from the water by police after he was reported missing. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Westport, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police.  According to Wold, Westport Police officers responded to Saugatuck Shores on a report of an elderly male who was missing.  Several officers immediately began to search the area and a short time later the missing man was spotted partially submerged in the water, Wolf said.  Given the temperature of the water, it was imperative that the officers immediat…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Police ID Teen Pulled From Frozen CT Pond Police ID Teen Pulled From Frozen CT Pond
Police ID Teen Pulled From Frozen CT Pond A teen who has been missing since last year has been identified as the person pulled from a frozen Connecticut pond. Brandon Jenkins, age 18, was found Saturday, Jan. 30, when a passerby called 911 to report a body in the ice-covered Duck Pond of Edgewood Park in New Haven, New Haven Police said. Jenkins, a resident of New Haven, had been missing since. Sunday, Dec. 20, when he left his New Haven home and never returned. The family and police have searched for the teen since his disappearance and a GoFundMe page was started to help with the effort. In addition to the standard missing…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County A man was pronounced dead at an area hospital shortly after he was pulled from a lake in Litchfield County. Litchfield County Dispatched received a 911 report at around 6 p.m. Sunday, July 5 from a woman in Plymouth reporting she could no longer see a man who had been swimming in Lake Winfield in the area of Seymour Road and that she believed he was underwater. Members of the Terryville Fire Department performed a water rescue and pulled the man from the water, Plymouth Police said. Members from the Terryville FD and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps performed CPR at the scene. …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park
Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park Five people were rescued by police after a Jet Ski capsized and three people in a canoe attempted to rescue them became stranded. The incident took place around 5:45 p.m., Sunday,  Sept. 22, at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Jones said a Jet Ski with two passengers capsized and a canoe of three attempted to rescue the two passengers and ended up capsizing, stranding all five in the water. A police boat rushed to the area and managed to save all five people, Jones said. Police said everyone was wearing life jackets when t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Firefighters Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Firefighters
Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Firefighters Stamford firefighters were kept on the run rescuing residents in flooded vehicles late Thursday afternoon through the evening after a line of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the area causing extensive flooding. The Stamford 911 Center began receiving calls at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, for people trapped in flooded cars at the intersection of East Main Street and Myrtle Avenue, underneath the Railroad underpass, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. An engine and truck company were immediately dispatched. On arrival, firefighters found three cars under the railroad bridge, submerged up to the …

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by Kathy Reakes