SPRAGUE, Connecticut — A mother and daughter have both died after they were rescued from the Shetucket River in the Baltic section of Sprague on Tuesday evening.
Connecticut State Police officials said Troop E responded to a missing persons report in Sprague by the river in the area of Park Drive for a possible drowning. Two people were taken to an area hospital.
The two were swimming at the park but the currents were too high and got swept away.
The mother, identified by state police as Kelly Dora, 39, of Norwich, was pronounced dead at the hospital on Wednesday morning. Her 5-year-old daughter Aralye died later Wednesday at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Pam Avery, a neighbor, said the river is usually low and never this high unless they get a lot of rain like they have this year.
"The current just took them right out. That's what it looks like," Avery said. "I'm sad today, I'm sad, very sad."
Tardif said that with his gut instinct, he knew there wouldn't be a good ending based on the initial information. Both of them were unresponsive at the time.
"It just makes me question why anyone would enter the river with this kind of current. Know the area and know the potential hazards that go with it before you enter the water because things here can change very quickly," he said.
At this time there is no criminal aspect or foul play to the investigation, according to officials. The Chief Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an investigation to determine the exact cause and manner of death.
This investigation is ongoing.
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