WATERBURY, Conn. — A Waterbury man drowned at East Mountain Reservoir in Waterbury Monday.
The victim was identified as Jamie Ward, 41, of Waterbury.
Lieutenant Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury police said that at approximately 4:15 p.m., Waterbury police responded to East Mountian Park, a city park just off Prospect Road (Route 69) for reports of an adult male drowning victim at the reservoir.
The Waterbury Fire Department deployed multiple boats and a dive team was dispatched. After searching for a bit over a half hour, the fire department found Ward from the water. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
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