1 dead, 2 missing following boat accident in Old Saybrook

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:02:36 Category: News & Politics

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THE CRASH. THE BOAT WAS FOUND HALF-SUBMERGED WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT HARBOR ONE MARINA. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE... we start with NEWS 8'S BRITTANY TAYLOR ... who's FOLLOWING THE UPDATES FROM THIS STORY... SHE IS LIVE FROM HARBOR ONE MARINA IN OLD SAYBROOK... BRITTANY... AT THIS HOUR CREWS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR TWO MISSING MEN. WE ARE LEARNING FROM ENCON THOSE MEN ARE IN THEIR LATE 20S TO EARLY 30S. THE BOAT MEANWHILE HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED BY DEEP. THE 31-INCH MOTORBOAT THAT WAS CARRYING A GROUP OF FRIENDS IS PULLED FROM THE WATER IN OLD SAYBROOK. ACCORDING TO ENCON POLICE - THE BOAT WAS COMING FROM BLOCK ISLAND WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE NORTH END OF THE BREAK WALL IN THE MOUTH OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER MONDAY EVENING. ************ Capt. Keith Williams/Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police "IT WAS AN INCOMING TIDE ÃWHICH PROBABLY HELPED IN OUR SEARCH EFFORTS BECAUSE THE BOAT WAS RECOVERED WELL NORTH OF THAT BREAK WALL. ONE OF THE OPPOSING FACTORS THAT WE HAD WAS ENVIRONMENTALLY WAS THE NORTH WIND THAT SHIFTED LAST NIGHT" ONE MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BOAT -- TWO OTHER MEN ARE MISSING. SIX WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THE BOAT OPERATOR, WHO REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. IT'S LEFT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HEART-BROKEN. ************** David Brownstein (MOS) "IT'S CRAZY TO SEE. I'M SURPRISED TO SEE THE BOAT IN AS GOOD CONDITION AS IT IS RIGHT NOW..BUT TO HEAR THE TRAGEDY BEHIND IT AND PEOPLE THAT DID LOSE THEIR LIVES AND PEOPLE ARE MISSING...IT'S SUPER SAD" ************** Kim Keinz/Nearby Resident "IT'S UNFORTUNATE. I WISH THE FAMILIES WELL...I'M VERY SORRY FOR THEIR LOSSES" KIM KEINZ LIVES IS A NEARBY RESIDENT WHO HAS BEEN BOATING FOR OVER 35 YEARS. SHE SAYS PEOPLE OFTEN TRY TO BYPASS THE CHANNEL TO AVOID THE NO WAKE ZONE. "THERE'S A LOT OF DEBRIS. ESPECIALLY IN AND OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SO I USUALLY TRY TO STAY IN THE CHANNEL. THEY WENT OUTSIDE THE CHANNEL" THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THE CRASH AND THE SAFETY OF THE BOAT REMAIN UNDER INVESTIGATION. COULD IT HOLD 9 PEOPLE? Capt. Keith Williams/Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police "THAT I DON'T KNOW - WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW, WE JUST GOT THE BOAT IN SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AND CAPACITY LEVELS AND ALL THE SAFETY ASPECTS ON BOARD - WHETHER THERE WERE ENOUGH LIFE JACKETS ON BOARD FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL" ENCON POLICE SAY THE SEARCH IS GOING TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET TODAY. THEY'LL THEN RE-EVALUATE

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