EnCon Investigating Deadly Boating Accident on the Connecticut River

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08/10/2018

EnCon Investigating Deadly Boating Accident on the Connecticut River

On Friday August 10, 2018 at approximately 3:20 pm the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) responded for a report of a single vessel boating accident on the Connecticut River in the vicinity of Haddam Meadows State Park. Haddam EMS transported one victim, a 64 year old male from Higganum, CT to Middlesex Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The name of victim is not being released at this time. EnCon Police are investigating the accident, no further details will be released this weekend.

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