Connecticut State Police are investigating after a man appears to have drowned in Candlewood Lake Monday evening.
Officials were called to a small island adjacent to Blueberry Island, referred to as Button Island in New Fairfield, for a reported drowning at about 7 p.m.
Crews transported the man to Danbury Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The man who died has been identified as 53-year-old Adao Nogueira, of Danbury. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, along with state police and New Fairfield police, are investigating.
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The incident is not considered suspicious. No additional information was immediately available.
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