Page 14 - Lake Lillinonah News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Officials release name of hiker who died at Connecticut park
milfordmirror.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from milfordmirror.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hiker Who Fell To His Death From Cliff ID d As Fairfield County Resident
dailyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Read / Add Comments
State EnConn Police are investigating the death of a hiker who was found dead in a lake at one of Connecticut s favorite parks.
The man, who was reported missing by others he was hiking with, was found around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, April 4, in Lake Lillinonah located at Lover s Leap State Park on the Housatonic River, in New Milford, said DEEP Spokesman Will Healey.
Officials responded to the park after received word of the missing hiker who was last seen by those he was with from an overlook within the park, Healey said.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Police, along with New Milford Police, the Water Witch Fire Company of New Milford, and Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue, all searched for the man who was located dead in the lake, Healey said.
Get our free mobile app
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), 39-year-old João Paulo Lucas of Danbury had been enjoying Easter Sunday with his family while hiking at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford.
Officials say that at some point around 3:45 PM that afternoon, Lucas had been separated from his family as he was headed down a secluded section of the park that overlooks Lake Lillinonah, and that was when he was reportedly last seen.
By around 6:15 PM that evening, Lucas family filed a report with CT DEEP, explaining the situation, prompting a search of the area with assistance from local agencies such as the DEEP Conservation Police, the New Milford Police Department, the Water Witch Hose Company, and Newtown Underwater Search & Rescue. According to the report, Lucas body was location in Lake Lillinonah late Sunday night.
Officials release name of hiker who died at Connecticut park
April 7, 2021 GMT
NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) Authorities on Wednesday released the name of a hiker who went missing and was later found dead on Easter Sunday in Lovers Leap State Park in Connecticut.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection identified the hiker as Joao Lucas, 39, of Danbury, who was found in Lake Lillinonah inside the New Milford park during a search by several agencies.
The chief medical examiner’s office has ruled the death an accidental drowning. DEEP spokesman Will Healey said it remains under investigation.
Other people hiking with Lucas said they last saw him heading down from an overlook in the park late Sunday afternoon, Healey said.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.