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ID Released For 21-Year-Old Who Drowned In CT Reservoir ID Released For 21-Year-Old Who Drowned In CT Reservoir
ID Released For 21-Year-Old Who Drowned In CT Reservoir A 21-year-old man who died after being pulled from a reservoir has been identified by police.  Related: 21-Year-Old Dies After Being Pulled From Oxford Reservoir The person recovered in New Haven County on Thursday, June 20, in Seymour Reservoir #2 in Oxford has been identified as Kai Thomas Boapeah, from Ghana, Africa.  He had been residing with friends in Waterbury, said Will Healey, spokesman for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Healey said DEEP Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police, along with Oxford Police, Oxford Fire, and the Region 5…

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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