Hartford Courant · Jun 16, 2020
Two bodies pulled from the Housatonic River in New Milford
Police said they have recovered the bodies of two New York men who they believe drowned while swimming last week in the Housatonic River in New Milford.
Police received a 911 call about 4:50 p.m. June 10 from a caller who said two men went under water while swimming off the river’s east bank, near Route 7 in the Gaylordsville section of town. The men were with family members and friends.
More than a dozen teams of police officers, firefighters and other rescuers searched for the men, but couldn’t find them. They resumed the search Friday and again on Saturday.
“Our prayers go out to both of the families of the victims of this tragic accident,” Lt. Lee Grabner said in a news release.