Updated: 10:17 PM EDT May 9, 2021
POMFRET, Conn. — A Putnam man's body has been recovered after his submerged kayak was found floating in the Quinebaug River.
The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection EnCon Police responded late Sunday afternoon to the report of a missing kayaker, 58-year-old Michael Lowell of Putnam. Lowell was found in the river in Pomfret, and pronounced deceased by paramedics on the scene. DEEP says he was not wearing a life jacket.
DEEP continues to advise people getting on the water to wear a life jacket any time of the year. Through May 30th, it is mandatory to wear a life jacket if operating a paddlecraft.