The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment identified the person pulled from the Housatonic River on Thursday as Alyssa Mackinnon, 30. In a statement the DEEP said Mackinnon’s last known address was Fairfield and that the cause of death would be determined by the state medical examiner’s office.
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Thursday a paddleboarder – determined to be Mackinnon – was found by boaters. She was brought to shore as DEEP officers and the Seymour Fire Department personnel responded and medics began treatment. Mackinnon was brought to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
According to the DEEP report, the incident remains under investigation.
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