A 40-year-old Hebron man who was injured in a boating accident on Saturday night on Mashapaug Pond in Union has died, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Richard J. Franas Jr. was pronounced dead on Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, where he was taken after being injured when the boat he was in crashed into rocks and trees along the shore of Mashapaug Pond at around 11 p.m. Saturday.
The alleged operator of the 17-foot power boat, Michael Antol, 41, of Middletown, was treated for minor injuries at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford and released, according to DEEP.
According to DEEP, Franas was first taken to Johnson Memorial, but transferred to St. Francis due to the extent of his injuries.
DEEP’s Environmental Conservation Police as well as the State Police are investigating.
