Westport police continue to investigate after boats capsized and 19 people, including several student rowers, ended up in Long Island Sound on Wednesday…
after boats capsized and 19 people, including several student rowers, ended up in Long Island Sound on Wednesday evening.
Westport police said Thursday morning that 19 people were in the water and nine rowers and one coach remained in their vessels.The air temperature was around 40 degrees and the water temperature was 44 degrees at the time and two rowers were taken to Norwalk Hospital and treated for cold exposure. They have been released from the hospital, police said Thursday morning.
When they reached the area of Cockenoe Island, the weather began to change and the rowers tried to get back to the rowing club, but the sculls started to take on water.The students who were in the water swam to the chase boat and hung onto the side, which caused the chase boat to sink as well. As of Thursday morning, a rowing scull that capsized is missing. The other two sculls were brought to Compo Marina Tuesday night.
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