BREAKING NEWS: Silver Bridge Incident Turns Tragic For Swimmer newtownbee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newtownbee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chicken Rock, a 25-foot-high rock at the southern tip of Green Island on the Sherman-New Fairfield border, has been the site of lake accidents over the years.
New Milford officials urge caution at Lovers Leap after hiker found dead in Lake Lillinonah
Tara O’Neill
FacebookTwitterEmail
DEEP officials said a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lover’s Leap State Park in New Milford.File photo
NEW MILFORD After a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lake Lillinonah, local officials are urging the public to be cautious while hiking.
Several agencies responded to Lovers Leap State Park for a report of a missing hiker, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Will Healey.
“We send our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the hiker that tragically lost their life,” Mayor Pete Bass said Monday morning.