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Cause Of Death Determined For Actress Whose Body Was Found In NY
The cause of death has been determined after the body of an actress whose list of credits includes "ER," and "Law & Order" was found in New York. Mary Mara was 61 years old. On Sunday, June 26, 2022, at 8:10 a.m., New York State Police in Jefferson County responded to 33753 Old Farm Road in the town of Cape Vincent for a reported possible drowning. When troopers, along with Cape Vicent Fire and Ambulance arrived on the scene, they discovered the body of a woman in the St. Lawrence River, according to state police. She was later identified as Mara, a resident of Cape Vincent. Th…
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Man Dies After Falling In, Being Pulled From Lake In Fairfield County
Police have identified a 76-year-old man who died at the hospital after falling into Candlewood Lake in Fairfield County, authorities announced. In Brookfield, Wayne Pogers was reported missing to police shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 after he had not been seen by his wife for an extended period of time. According to a spokesperson from the Brookfield Police Department, Pogers’ wife said that he had been working on their boat and doing other chores in the backyard, though she became concerned about him after not seeing him for awhile. Upon arrival, police said that officers l…
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ID Released For CT Kayaker Who Drowned While Attempting To Reach Lost Paddle
State officials have released the name of a Connecticut man who drowned while attempting to reach a lost paddle while kayaking. The incident took place in New Haven County at Quonnipaug Lake in Guilford on Sunday, May 23. New Haven County resident Rodrigo Tocto, age 34, of Orange, was recovered from the water by the Guilford Dive Team and CPR was administered, said Will Healey, spokesman for DEEP. See Earlier Story: Kayaker Dies After Overturning In CT Lake Tocto was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Healey said. According to Healey, Tocto …
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Teen Dies While Swimming At CT Pond
A 16-year-old boy drowned while swimming with friends in a Connecticut pond. The incident took place in New London County around 4:40 p.m., Saturday, May 21 in Lyme. State Department of Environmental Conservation Police, along with State Police and the Lyme Fire Department responded to a report of a missing 16-year-old male last seen in the water at Uncas Pond off the beach in Nehantic State Forest, Lyme, said Will Healey, spokesman for DEEP. The teen was swimming with friends and at a certain point, went under the water, Healey said. He was located by Lt. Bill O’Donnell, of the Mi…
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Kayaker Dies After Overturning In CT Lake
A missing kayaker died after his vessel capsized while he was reaching for a lost paddle, authorities said. The incident took place in New Haven County in Guilford on Quonnipaug Lake on Sunday, May 23. The missing paddler, an adult male, was recovered from the water by the Guilford Dive Team and CPR was administered, said Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Healey said. Identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The man was n…
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Nor'easter: Man Drowns In NY After Falling Into Pool While Shoveling Snow
A Long Island man drowned after he fell into a swimming pool while shoveling snow from the nor'easter that moved through the region. Southold Town Police said the man was a senior citizen from the Suffolk County hamlet of Cutchogue, in the Town of Southold on the north fork of Long Island, according to the Suffolk Times. Authorities responded to the home at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, the news outlet reported. They took the man out of the pool and began giving him CPR before the man was hospitalized and pronounced deceased, the Suffolk Times said. The man's identity was no…
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CT Teen Drowns At State Park
A Connecticut teen drowned at a state park over the weekend while swimming with friends. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 in New London County at the Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme, said Will Healey, of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. According to Healey, a 19-year-old male was swimming at the beach park when he went underwater and did not resurface. The teen was from a group home and was pulled from the water by another group home member, Healey said. It was estimated the teen was underwater for several minutes. …
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Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say
Police are investigating after a 35-year-old drowned at a Fairfield County beach over the weekend. At about 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, police received a report of a missing swimmer in the Town of Fairfield at Lake Hills Beach #1, located off of Tahmore Drive. The caller said he had gone swimming with his friend, but his friend had not surfaced for about three minutes, according to the Fairfield Police Department Chief Robert Kalamaras. Dive teams searched the water, and the victim's body was recovered at 12:45 p.m. about 50 feet from the shore in approximately five-and-…
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Fairfield County Father Dies Attempting To Save Drowning Kids, Police Say
A 26-year-old Fairfield County father drowned while attempting to save his two small children who were having difficulty swimming. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 6, in Litchfield County when New Milford Police responded to the Candlewood Shores Community Beach. According to Lt. Lee Grabner of the New Milford Police, Victor Garcia, of Norwalk, attempted to help his 6-year-old son and a 10-year-old girl who were having difficulty swimming. The children were brought safely to shore by other family members, while another family member recovered the father after…
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Body Of 20-Year-Old Drowning Victim Located In CT Swimming Area
The body of a drowning victim has been recovered in northern Connecticut near the Massachusetts border. At about 3:10 on Thursday, Aug. 26, Connecticut State Police from Troop C in Tolland, received a report of a possible drowning in the area of 21 Lyons Rd., in Stafford Springs. A 911 caller reported that an adult male had gone into a swimming area and had not resurfaced. CT State Police and Stafford Constables responded to assist the fire department in searching the area and located the body of the victim, now identified as Alaine Nitch-Ball, age 20, a resident of Stafford.&n…
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Woman, 19, Drowns While Swimming In CT Lake, Police Say
A Connecticut woman died after slipping underwater while swimming at an area lake. The drowning took place in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11. Farmington Police Department received a 911 call reporting the 19-year-old female had slipped under the water for several minutes while swimming at Woodridge Lake, located in both the Town Farmington and the Town of West Hartford, authorities said. Emergency responders from both towns responded to the water emergency and members of the West Hartford Fire Department located Hartford County resident Jodie…
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Woman Dies After Being Pulled From River In Fairfield County
A woman whose body was pulled from a river in Fairfield County has died. The 41-year-old Bridgeport woman was found floating early Friday, July 23, in the area of the Pequonnock River in Trumbull between White Plains Road and Quarry Road, said police. The woman was discovered unresponsive in the water prior to being pulled from the river, said Trumbull Police Lieutenant Brian D. Weir. "There were other individuals in the area during this time, who eventually observed the woman in the water and called 911," he said. Trumbull Police, Trumbull Center Fire Department…
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