Woman Dies After Drowning In Hamden: Police

HAMDEN, CT — A 64-year-old woman died after drowning in a pool Wednesday afternoon in Hamden, according to police. Hamden Police responded to Shepard Avenue at about 4 p.m. on June 26 on the report of a drowning, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Emergency crews from the Hamden Fire Department attempted to resuscitate the 64-year-old woman and she was promptly taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for medical treatment, according to Smith. She died shortly thereafter, Smith said.

Smith said a preliminary investigation revealed that the victim’s husband found her “face down” in the family pool and he immediately jumped into the pool and attempted to keep her head above water. A neighbor also rushed to the scene to lend assistance, according to Smith.

Police said on Friday that the drowning was an accident, the Hartford Courant reports.

Police have not released the victim's identity.