Coast Guard Suspends Search For Child In Stratford

Coast Guard Suspends Search For Child In Stratford

The boy fell into the Housatonic River Wednesday near the Birdseye Boat Ramp, police said.

Search for 6-year-old boy who fell into Housatonic River now a recovery effort

The search for a 6-year-old boy who fell into the Housatonic River at a boat ramp on Wednesday in Stratford is now a recovery effort. The boy fell into the river around 1:30 p.m. while walking on the Birdseye Boat Ramp, according to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police Department. An employee of United Illuminating made “valiant efforts” to save the boy by jumping into the river after him, but he was not immediately found, Pinto said. A sea…

Search continues for 6-year-old boy who fell into Housatonic River in Stratford

A search operation is set to continue on Thursday morning after a 6-year-old boy fell into the Housatonic River and has not been seen since.

Search for 6-year-old who fell into river in Connecticut turns into recovery mission: officials

Officials are continuing dive operations as they work for recover a 6-year-old boy who fell from a boat ramp into the Housatonic River in Stratford on Wednesday afternoon, but they said they are no longer actively searching and this is now a recovery mission. The little boy was walking on the Birdseye Boat Ramp when he fell into the river around 1:30 p.m.. officials said. A United Illuminating employee jumped into the river to try to save him, b…

Crews searching for missing 6-year-old boy who fell in river in Stratford, Connecticut

Police say a 6-year-old boy fell in the Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut while walking on the Birdseye Street Boat Ramp around 1:30 p.m.

Search for missing 6-year-old puts focus on Housatonic River dangers

The search continues for a 6-year-old boy who fell into the Housatonic River in Stratford Wednesday. This is just one of few tragic instances recently that have happened on the river. As a Coast Guard helicopter flew along the Housatonic River, first responders swarmed the Birdseye Boat ramp in Stratford, searching for a 6-year-old boy who fell from there into the water. “I feel for the parents and loved ones of course,” Terry Dunn, of Shelton, …