Crime & Safety
Meriden Man Swimming In CT River Goes Missing
Crews are continuing the search for the man, who has been missing since Sunday night.
EAST HADDAM, CT - Crews are searching for a man who went missing on the Connecticut River Sunday at 6 p.m., according to WFSB. The man went missing in the area of the Hadlyme Ferry and Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam.
The missing swimmer is a 42-year-old man from Meriden, WFSB reported.
Authorities also said the man was swimming with a friend and some children when he did not resurface.
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According to Fox 61, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said the area is not designated for swimming, as the water is over thirty feet deep.
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