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ID Released For CT Woman Pulled From Housatonic River ID Released For CT Woman Pulled From Housatonic River
ID Released For CT Woman Pulled From Housatonic River A Connecticut woman who fell off a paddleboard in the Housatonic River and never resurfaced has been identified. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in Seymour, according to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Healey said DEEP received reports of a paddleboarder in the Housatonic River, located by boaters in the region. DEEP Environmental Conservation officers and the Seymour Fire Department responded.  The victim, identified as Fairfield County resident Alyssa Mackinnon, age 30, of Fairfield, wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach 94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach
94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach A 94-year-old Connecticut woman drowned while swimming at a state park beach. The incident occurred in New Haven County at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison on Thursday, June 20. According to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, EnCon Police, along with the Madison police and fire departments, off-duty lifeguards, and EnCon Rangers, responded to a report of a swimmer who submerged and did not resurface at Hammonasset Beach State Park.  A 94-year-old female from Middlesex County in Chester was pulled from the water unresponsive. An off-duty …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake
Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake Officials have identified a 24-year-old man whose body was found in Candlewood Lake after a weeks-long search for him. Hartford County resident Larry Kwokpo Chan, of Bristol, was identified as the man whose body was recovered from the lake on Thursday, June 16, according to an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Tuesday, June 21. He was reported missing on Sunday, May 29, after he went from a vessel into the water, authorities previously reported. Earlier report - Body Found After Weeks-Long Search For Missing Man In Candlewood …

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by Nicole Valinote