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Man dies after being pulled from lake in Terryville section of Plymouth

Firefighters pulled him from the water after a passerby called 9-1-1
Credit: Town of Plymouth

PLYMOUTH, Connecticut — A man has apparently drowned despite fire crews pulling him from Lake Winfield, in the Terryville section of Plymouth.

About 6 p.m., a woman called 9-1-1 to say she saw a man swimming near Seymour Road. The caller reported that she no longer could see the man and believed he was underwater

Plymouth Police say they responded along with Terryville Fire, and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance. Members of the Terryville Fire Department performed a water rescue and pulled the man from the water. Members of the Terryville Fire Department and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance performed CPR on scene. The man was taken to Bristol Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

The name of the male victim will be withheld until family members can be notified and an initial investigation is completed.

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