Two people are dead after a car plunged into the Housatonic River on Friday afternoon in Seymour.
Dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene and even commandeered a bystander’s boat to immediately dive down to the car, but “everything was against us,” officials told reporters at the scene Friday night.
“It’s extremely difficult, but the fact is we did everything we could ... there was no stone unturned,” Seymour Fire Chief Michael Lombardi said. “It’s a difficult day, but again, we used all of our resources.”
The victims, one man and one woman, were not identified publicly Friday evening pending notification of their families, but officials indicated they were from a nearby town.