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Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake
Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake An extensive search and rescue mission will resume early on Tuesday, July 16, for two men who jumped from a boat in a Fairfield County lake and never resurfaced. The incident occurred in Danbury at around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16, at Candlewood Lake in the area of City Island. According to Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Fire Department, it was reported that two men had jumped off a boat into the lake and disappeared. Henry said rescue crews immediately began search and rescue efforts, using boats equipped with sonar and underwater imaging equipment to help locate the men. H…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found After Weeks-Long Search For Missing Man In Candlewood Lake, Officials Report Body Found After Weeks-Long Search For Missing Man In Candlewood Lake, Officials Report
Body Found After Weeks-Long Search For Missing Man In Candlewood Lake, Officials Report The Connecticut State Police Dive Team has recovered the body amid a search for a 24-year-old man who went missing in a lake last month. The 24-year-old man was reported missing on Sunday, May 29, after he went from a vessel into Candlewood Lake, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reported. Patrol vessels and dive teams searched for the man each daily from the day he was reported missing until a body was found on Thursday, June 16, DEEP reported. Officials said the body was found in the same area of the lake where the man went missing. The Office of the Chie…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian Leads To Road Closure In Brookfield Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian Leads To Road Closure In Brookfield
Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian Leads To Road Closure In Brookfield Route 25 in Brookfield has reopened to traffic after being closed for more than four hours following a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. According to the Brookfield Police, the roadway was closed for hours as the department's Major Crash Investigation Team worked the crash scene. The crash occurred in the 200 block of the highway around 11 a.m. Friday.  No additional information was immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat 16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat
16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat A 16-year-old Brookfield High School student has been arrested for posting a threat on social media posing with a gun and saying something might happen at the school. Police responded to the school Wednesday after three students notified administrators of the post from the night before that had concerned them, said Brookfield Police Capt. Peter Frengs. Administrators immediately brought the student to the school office and called the police, Frengs said. The student’s parents were also notified and came to the school. The post depicted what investigators said was “an airsoft facsimile rif…

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by Kathy Reakes