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Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning
A Stamford judge has allowed a former Chelsea Piers lifeguard who almost let a 5-year-old New Canaan boy drown last year to take part in a court diversionary program, according to multiple sources.
Zachary Stein, 24, of New Canaan, originally charged with reckless endangerment and risk of injury, will have a clean record once he completes the program in 2020, officials said.
During the program, Stein will not be allowed to work as a lifeguard or any similar type of employment, Judge Gary White ruled.
The sentence, handed down Friday, was made over the objections of Stamford State’s Attorne…
