Crime & Safety
Meriden Man Dies After He Was Pulled From Bantam Lake: Reports
A second person was also taken to be evaluated after emergency personnel responded to a reported drowning.

MERIDEN, CT — A Meriden man died after he was pulled Saturday from Bantam Lake, according to reports.
Kyree Dowd, 27, was pronounced 6:30 p.m. Sunday, News 12 reported.
Emergency personnel responded around 12:30 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of North Shore Road at the Point Folly Campground for a reported drowning, according to the Bantam Fire Co.
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The first diver entered the water at 12:48 p.m. and a victim was found 15 minutes later and brought to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, the agency said, adding a second person was also taken to be evaluated.
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