water rescue

Two swimmers in distress were rescued by nearby kayakers near Silver Sands State Park in Milford Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials. The rescue happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. on the Charles Island Sand Bar. Crews said they received a call from a father who said his two children who were swimming were in need of assistance. The two 20-year-old…

Crews said they responded to a report of an unresponsive man in the water in Westport Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 1:35 p.m. in the waters off of Cockenoe Island. Police said an unresponsive man was apparently suffering from some type of medical episode while swimming when they found him. Crews said they responded to an alert on…

A boat with six people on board caught fire and exploded in Norwalk Thursday evening. The incident happened just before 6 p.m. in Norwalk Harbor. Crews said the boat was experiencing engine trouble. The owner of the boat told crews the boat was running rough so he was turning around to come back in when the boat exploded. The boat…

Firefighters rescued a total of eight people from the parking lot and several more were evacuated from two business that were surrounded by floodwaters.

Two people are dead after a car ended up in the Housatonic River in Seymour Friday afternoon.

A teenage boy and a man have died after being pulled from the water by rescue crews at the East Mountain Reservoir on the Waterbury-Prospect line Tuesday. Waterbury police said the two victims, a 17-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, were floating on an air mattress which capsized, sending them into the water. They were with a group of other…

Police said the victims are 17 and 23 years old.

Two people were thrown off their boat while it was still in motion in East Lyme Sunday evening. Police said they responded to a boating incident that occurred in Niantic Bay off Black Point Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. The two people were picked up by jet skiers in the area, police said. Police, fire and marine units responded to…

Crews say they rescued a man who was stranded on an island in Westbrook after severe wind broke his board while windsurfing. Crews said they initially responded to a call for an overdue windsurfer off of Westbrook Beach on Seaside Avenue. The man swam a great distance to shore with his broken board, crews said. He was later found on…

Guilford police rescued a man who fell into the water while crabbing and was almost swept away into a sluice pipe on Leetes Island Road early Wednesday morning. Police said officers responded to a 911 call from the man’s wife, who has holding onto him to prevent him from being swept away by the strong current and into the pipe,…

Guilford police rescued a man who fell into the water while crabbing and was almost swept away into a sluice pipe on Leetes Island Road early Wednesday morning.

Police rescued a man from the water in West Haven Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:56 p.m. at the Bradley Point Shore Area. Crews said they received several 911 calls about a person in distress, which they say turned out to be a person in the water struggling to stay afloat. Crews at the scene said it was…

Police rescued a man from the water in West Haven Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews will continue the search for two men missing after swimming in the Housatonic River in New Milford. The search for the two began Wednesday afternoon and is said to resume this morning at 8 a.m., according to police. New Milford police said the men, who are from the Bronx, were part of a group picnicking in a recreational…

Emergency crews are searching for two men missing in the Housatonic River in New Milford Wednesday. Police on scene told News 12 CT said two men in their 20s are missing after trying to swim in the river. New Milford police said the men, who are from the Bronx, were part of a group picnicking in a recreational area off…

Crews rescued two fishermen who were swept off a sandbar in Milford Friday night following dangerous weather conditions. Crews believe extreme fog conditions and poor visibility, along with the full moon resulted in a stronger tide and current than normal. Milford Fire said the fishermen were rescued off the sandbar of Charles Island. One man was found treading water after…

Firefighters rescued a man who was in the water at a marina in New London early Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the Thamesport Marina on Pequot Avenue around 1:45 a.m. after getting a report of a cold-water rescue incident. When firefighters arrived, they said they found a man in the water screaming for help. They said he was clinging…

Emergency crews rescued several people after they fell through the ice at Burr Mountain State Park in Torrington on Sunday and two of the people who were rescued have severe hypothermia. Firefighters said there were six people on the ice and five fell through at some point. Five of the people who had fallen were ice anglers and a bystander…

Stay off the ice – that’s the warning after at least a half dozen people went through the ice in a couple of places in the state today.

A man from Bridgeport has died after he was pulled from the water at Lake Mohegan in Fairfield on Sunday night.