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CT Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics CT Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics
CT Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics A former US Coast Guard member and Connecticut school resource officer appeared on the Veteran's Day episode of "Wheel of Fortune." While he finished in third place, he had the most memorable moments on the game show.  Rocky Hill Police Officer Will Jordan took his turn at the wheel on Monday's episode, Nov. 11, where he walked away with $8,000 in prize money.  Related: Internet Roasts Rocky Hill Officer Following "Wheel Of Fortune" Faux Pas Jordan struggled with the puzzles throughout the game. He was in a position to answer three of them but misspoke one — reading "give yoursel…

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by Josh Lanier
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3 Pulled From Long Island Sound After Boat Sinks; 1 In Critical Condition 3 Pulled From Long Island Sound After Boat Sinks; 1 In Critical Condition
3 Pulled From Long Island Sound After Boat Sinks; 1 In Critical Condition Three people were pulled from Long Island Sound after the boat they were on sank on Monday, Nov. 4, authorities said. All were taken to an area hospital for treatment with one person in critical condition.  The Mayday call went out around 12:45 p.m. for a vessel that was going down somewhere in Milford Harbor, fire officials said. Milford Marine Units and the US Coast Guard responded.  A quick-thinking oyster boat captain, having heard the distress call, went to the area and found the craft completely submerged with the three boaters in the frigid waters about two miles offsh…

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by Josh Lanier
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Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located
Triple-Fatal Old Saybrook Boating Accident Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Persons Now Located This story has been updated. As the fifth day of searching continued, the bodies of both missing Connecticut boaters from a Labor Day crash on Long Island Sound were found by divers. Related: New Update: 2 Still Missing After Fatal Old Saybrook Boat Accident The accident, which has now killed three, occurred in Middlesex County in Old Saybrook on Long Island Sound around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. According to Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Police, multiple agencies responded and found a single 31-foot open motorboat flo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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1 Dead, 2 Missing In Middlesex County Boating Accident 1 Dead, 2 Missing In Middlesex County Boating Accident
1 Dead, 2 Missing In Middlesex County Boating Accident A man is dead, and two people are still missing following a boat accident in Connecticut. The incident occurred in Middlesex County in Old Saybrook around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. According to Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Police, multiple agencies responded and found a single motorboat floating, half-submerged, near the Harbor One Marina in Old Saybrook. "There was significant damage to the boat, which hit the east-facing jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River," said Healey.  A total of nine people were on the boat. An…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast
ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast Police have identified a man who disappeared in the waters off the Connecticut coast. The incident occurred in Fairfield around 12:10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police Department, a 911 call was received about two individuals struggling in the water near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef.  Stahl said several nearby bystanders assisted in rescuing one of the men. The second man was not immediately located, so a rescue attempt was initiated. Fairfield Police and fire departments responded and were a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear 400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear
400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear A nearly 400-pound, six-foot-long leatherback turtle nicknamed Phinney is back at sea following a harrowing ordeal with some fishing ropes on Cape Cod last week.  New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation team rescued the turtle on Thursday, July 18.  “The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper,” said Dr. Melissa Jobl…

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Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today'
Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' President of Bar Stool sports and resident "one-bite" pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy nearly went the way of the Titanic after he said his boat was swept out to sea off the coast of Nantucket.  Portnoy, never one to miss out on a good fish story, regaled his fans in a video on X about how the Coast Guard had to rescue him after he untethered his boat before checking to see if it had any power first.  It didn't, which meant he had "no radio, no anchor, no nothing," he said. “Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea.” Portnoy said heavy winds pushed his yacht toward other boats…

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by Josh Lanier