Woman clings to vegetation after she’s swept away trying to save dog in river, cops say
A woman clinging to “vegetation” was rescued after being swept away in a fast-moving Connecticut river made more dangerous by recent flooding and storm conditions, police said.
Authorities received a 911 call that a woman was swept away in the Pequonnock River at about 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 19, according to a Trumbull Police Department Facebook post.
The woman was trying to rescue her dog that was swept downriver while she was on the phone with her friend, police said.
The river was high and fast-moving due to a recent storm, but the woman “was able to keep her head just above the water” by holding on to “vegetation,” police said.
Rescuers located the woman near Twin Brooks Park after hearing her scream for help, and a Trumbull officer and an off-duty firefighter pulled her to safety, police said.
The dog was heard barking downriver and was reunited with its owner, according to police.
Trumbull is about a 20-mile drive southwest from New Haven.
