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Mom Intentionally Drove Son Into Connecticut Lake In Murder/Suicide, Police Say
Police have determined that a mother “intentionally drove” into a Connecticut lake, killing herself and her son who was a passenger.
The incident took place on Friday, July 31, when Connie Crowell, age 54, of Monroe, and her passenger and son John Crowell, age 22, both died due to drowning when she drove an SUV into the Housatonic Lake in western New Haven County in the Town of Seymour, on Roosevelt Drive.
Seymour Deputy Police Chief Roberto Rinaldi said that following a lengthy investigation, the department has ruled the incident as a murder/suicide.
"Connie Crowell inten…
ID Released For Drowning Victim At Area Lake
The identity of a man who drowned in a Hudson Valley lake while out boating with friends has been released by police.
Brooklyn resident Sydney Joseph, 46, was recovered on Monday, June 29, in Oscawana Lake, located in the town of Putnam Valley, said Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr.
The search for Joseph began around 3:35 p.m., Saturday, June 27, when sheriff's deputies responded to the lake for a report of a potential drowning, the sheriff's department said.
When deputies arrived on the scene, members of the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department reported t…
Young Girl, Two Boys Saved From Drowning With Help From Bystanders On Long Island
With the help of local bystanders, three Long Island juveniles were saved from drowning when they suddenly found themselves in deep water.
The incident took place in Suffolk County around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, at the beach at South Harbor Road in Southhold, police said.
The three were playing in the water when they suddenly found themselves in water that was too deep and began to struggle, said Southold Police Sgt. Willliam Brewer.
Bystanders Christopher Devito, of Putney, Vermont, John Bloom, of Southold, Yaas Azmouden, of Dix Hills and Christopher Kirincic, of Southold, all…
