An 81-year-old man is dead after an apparent drowning in the Willimantic River in Stafford Springs on Thursday evening, according to state police.
At 6:07 p.m., state police responded to the river, near the Town of Stafford Commuter Lot at 24 River Road, and determined that Jacob Wytas, 81, had been fishing along the bank near Town of Stafford Commuter Lot and fell into the water.
He was later found dead and state police are investigating.
They ask anyone who saw Wytas or was in contact with him between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday to call Troop C at 860-896-3200 ext. 8045.
