East Windsor Teen Dies After Being Reported Missing

EAST WINDSOR, CT — A 17-year-old girl reported missing by her grandmother early Monday died after a resident found her unresponsive at Mill Pond Village, according to East Windsor police.

The grandmother reported the teen missing at about 5:54 a.m. Nov. 2, police said in a news release. She told police she had last seen her granddaughter around midnight. Both lived at Mill Pond Village.

A resident found the teen unconscious and unresponsive on the property at about 6:30 a.m., police said.

Officers arrived first and began lifesaving efforts. East Windsor Ambulance personnel arrived shortly afterward, took over medical care and brought her to Connecticut Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:33 a.m., according to the release.

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Police said there was no threat to the public and no indication the incident was related to criminal activity. The release did not identify a cause of death.

The teen previously attended East Windsor High School and was enrolled in a different school or program, police said. The department’s school resource officer has been in contact with the superintendent and high school administrators about her death.

“Out of respect for the privacy of the family and due to the age of the deceased, no further personal identifiers or specific details regarding the incident will be released,” police said.

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