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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…