Mother dead, child hospitalized after being swept down river in Sprague: police

A mother and her child were been taken to the hospital after police were called to a reported drowning in Sprague Tuesday evening and state police said Wednesday morning that the mother has died.

Connecticut State Police were called to a river in the area of Park Drive after getting a report of a missing person. Officers later learned that a woman and her child were swept down the river.

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Troopers said both the mother and her kid were taken to the hospital. State police said the child is in stable condition.