Body Recovered Of Meriden Teen Missing In Connecticut River

HADDAM, CT - The body of a Meriden teenager who went missing in the Connecticut River in Haddam was recovered Tuesday afternoon. The teen had been missing since Sunday after he jumped into the water to save his sister.

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police said the body of Jay Agli, 17, of Meriden was recovered at 11:46 a.m. by the State Police Dive Team in the Connecticut River. He was recovered south of Haddam Island off Haddam Meadows State Park, near where he went into the water on Sunday, according to a release.

EnCon Police are continuing to investigate the situation. The State Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. (To sign up for Meriden breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

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Police said Agli jumped into the river to save his 19-year-old sister, and both were swept away by the current. State police said she was knocked off a sand bar at Haddam Meadows State Park into water that was over her head and was taken by the current.

Agli was not wearing a life jacket when he jumped into the water, police said.

A search took place by land, vessels and dive teams. State EnCon Police, State Police, US Coast Guard, Haddam Fire Department, Chester Fire Department and Middletown Fire Department and Dive Team and Police Department were involved in the search.

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