missing swimmer

Police have identified the body of a teen found in a pond at Mixville Park in Cheshire Monday afternoon. Officials said 18-year-old Jefferson Paul Loja, of Ecuador, was staying with family in Meriden. Police and firefighters responded to the park around 4:15 p.m. Sunday after the 18-year-old was reported missing. The teen was not a strong swimmer, according to police….

In the past day or so, two people have died after spending time on the water in Connecticut. It’s been a deadly season with about a dozen people dying while out for a swim or boating.

Dive crews Monday found the body of an 18-year-old who went missing while swimming in a pond at Mixville Park in Cheshire over the weekend.

Dive crews searching for a missing teen in a pond at Mixville Park in Cheshire located his body Monday afternoon, according to police. Police and firefighters responded to the park around 4:15 p.m. Sunday after the 18-year-old was reported missing. The teen was visiting family from Ecuador and was not a strong swimmer according to police. He was in the…

State officials Thursday identified the person who was recovered from Candlewood Lake Tuesday as a 20-year-old man from Bridgeport. Denis Junio Rodrigues Pio was the person who went missing in Candlewood lake while swimming near Chicken Rock, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Rescue crews responded to Candlewood Lake around 7:15 p.m. Friday after the Rodrigues Pio…

Crews searching for a missing swimmer in Candlewood Lake recovered the body of a man in the Lake Tuesday morning, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. A spokesperson for the agency said the body was recovered in an area of the lake where a 20-year-old man went missing while swimming Friday night. Rescue crews responded to Candlewood…

The search is ongoing for a swimmer who went missing in Candlewood Lake on Friday night. Officials with the Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection said several departments were called to Candlewood Lake around 7:15 p.m. Friday after getting a report of a man in his 20s who went missing while swimming near Chicken Rock. According to authorities, it…

Emergency crews are continuing to search for a swimmer who went missing in Candlewood Lake on Friday night.

Emergency crews are continuing to search for a swimmer who went missing in Candlewood Lake on Friday night. Officials with the Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection said several departments were called to Candlewood Lake around 7:15 p.m. after getting a report of a man in his 20s who went missing while swimming near Chicken Rock. According to authorities,…

Police have found the bodies of two teenagers who went missing after going swimming in the Farmington River on Thursday.

The bodies of two teens who went missing after swimming in the Farmington River last week have been found, officials confirmed Monday.

Anyone who was planning on heading to the Farmington River today is urged to be cautious. Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police warn that water levels are expected to rise quickly this morning and the currents will be strong even though the water looks calm.

The search for two teens missing in the Farmington River has been suspended on Saturday after resuming earlier in the morning, according to the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said the search was suspended due to dangerous conditions on the water. This marks the second time the search was suspended. The search was also suspended Friday afternoon…

Police suspended the search for two teens missing in the Farmington River Friday afternoon, but planned on continuing the search Saturday morning.

Police will resume the search for two missing teens from Plainville who were last seen swimming in the Farmington River, according to a Silver Alert issued overnight.

Police are searching for two missing teens from Plainville who were last seen swimming in the Farmington River, according to a Silver Alert issued overnight.

The search for two teens missing in the Farmington River is continuing on Saturday, according to Avon police. The search was suspended Friday afternoon due to conditions in the river, state environmental police said. They have been searching for 17-year-old Anthony Nagore and 15-year-old Lucas Brewer since they were reported missing Thursday. Officials from the state Department of Energy and…