Connecticut
Torrington community rallies behind destroyed bakery
Torrington police are investigating a car driving into, and subsequently destroying, Rosa Vega Bakery on Main Street. The crash injured three people inside the building, as well as the driver.
Torrington police say they are looking into reports of the vehicle operating erratically just before the crash. However, they say they are looking into all possible reasons as to how a car drove into the building, including medical and mechanical.
“It was very scary, I’m still shaking,” Amado Penaranda said. He works at Anthony’s Restaurant, next door to Rosa Vega Bakery.
He said he was working next door when he heard a car slam into the bakery.
“There was a huge noise, it was a like a bomb,” Penaranda said, describing what the crash sounded like.
Penaranda said he’s a customer himself and knows 48-year-old Carlos Vega, the bakery’s owner.
Police say Vega was one of three in the building at the time of the crash and has minor injuries.
A 19-year-old and a woman in her 60s were also hurt. The teen is in critical condition and the woman has serious injuries, according to police, and they were both flown to the hospital.
“God bless him, God help him get better,” Penaranda said.
“When I heard exactly as to what happened, my heart broke,” Ashley Murelli, of Torrington, said.
Murelli said the bakery is a small business, but it’s known in town for its big heart.
“They’ve always helped out with others when they needed a home-cooked meal, whenever somebody came in and didn’t have enough money, they’d always pitch in and give them a free item,” Murelli said.
Murelli said people in Torrington are devastated for the family and the business, which she said is a staple in town.
The community is rallying behind the bakery, sharing their support and launching fundraisers.
“We just as a community we need to come together, join forces, pitch in as much as we can,” Murelli said.
Torrington police say the crash is still under investigation and no one has been charged.
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) – Some state parks have closed after their parking lots have reached capacity.
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection parking lots at 3 state parks have reached their limit today and are closed to anymore guests.
As of this time the parks are:
-Silver Sands in Milford
-Wadsworth Falls in Middletown
-Squantz Pond in New Fairfield
We will update this list if anymore closures are reported today.
Connecticut
2 rescued, fisherman still missing after getting trapped in rising water at Connecticut beach
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a beach rescue in Santa Cruz County, California. Authorities said about eight rescue swimmers entered the water to extricate the victims.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Two people, including a fisherman, have been rescued, and crews are looking to locate another that was trapped on a reef when water started to rise at a Connecticut beach.
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call for help after getting a report that two fishermen were in distress off the reef at Penfield Beach. It happened around 7 a.m. on Saturday.
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Investigators said that while the two fishermen were on a reef, the incoming tide quickly surrounded them, leaving them trapped, with the water still rising and no safe way back to shore.
A lifeguard station on Penfield Beach in Fairfield, CT.
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A witness saw what happened and jumped into the water to help. While they were able to find one of the fishermen, both were subsequently swept into deeper water, according to the fire department.
Police and fire officials dispatched multiple marine assets to the area, and the Fairfield Police Boat was able to rescue the witness and one fisherman.
Search efforts to find the second fisherman have been suspended for the night, but are expected to pick up on Sunday morning.
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Drone units from Fairfield and nearby Westport assisted in search operations. Helicopters from the U.S. Coast Guard and Nassau County, New York, also responded.
Dive teams from several neighboring cities and towns responded to the scene to assist with the search, too.
A peaceful evening at Fairfield Beach, Connecticut, with a lifeguard chair standing empty on the sandy shore. The serene waters of Long Island Sound reflect the soft pastel hues of the setting sun, while a near-full moon rises into the clear sky. The quiet beach scene, with coastal homes in the distance, captures the calm and tranquility of a New England beach town at dusk.
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The rescued fisherman was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, due in large part to the heroic actions of the witness, according to fire officials.
Despite an extensive search involving local, state and federal resources, the second fisherman has not been located, the fire department said.
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The operation has transitioned from a search and rescue mission to a recovery effort, and officials said efforts to locate the man, identified as 34-year-old Kwahiwi Edwards, of Queens, New York, will continue.
Various jingle seashells on Sasco Beach in Fairfield, Connecticut, on a sunny day.
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“The Fairfield Police Department and Fairfield Fire Department extend their thoughts and support to the family and loved ones of the missing fisherman as search and recovery efforts continue,” the fire department said on Facebook.
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Officials are also thanking the witness that jumped in and whose quick actions helped save a life.
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