10 a.m. Update: Search resumes for 2 missing following boat accident in Old Saybrook

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:02:23 Category: News & Politics

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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO CONNECTICUT'S MORNING BUZZ -- I'M ALYSSA TAGLIA.... I'M NATASHA LUBCZENKO.... WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS out of old saybrook A BOATING ACCIDENT last night TURNING DEADLY... NEWS 8'S KEN HOUSTON IS LIVE ON THE SCENE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AND THE SEARCH FOR TWO PEOPLE STILL MISSING.. THIS IS NOW BEING CALLED A SEARCH AND RECOVERY MISSION. THE BOATING ACCIDENT INVOLVED NINE PEOPLE. SIX WERE RESCUED LAST NIGHT. ONE PERSON IS DEAD... AND TWO OTHERS ARE STILL MISSING AT THS HOUR. HERE'S WHAT WE LEARNED DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS MORNING. (if the water condition stay the way they are..... a positive outcome today. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS DRONE VIDEO FROM THE SCENE. You CAN SEE A BOAT CAP-SIZED THERE IN THE WATER. NEWS-8 JUST CONFIRMED WITH THE TOWING COMPANY...THAT IS THE BOAT INVOLVED. EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE JUST AFTER 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. THEY FOUND A HALF SUBMERGED SINGLE MOTORBOAT WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NEAR THE "HARBOR ONE MARINA." ACCORDING TO DEEP--- THE boat hit an "east-facing jetty" at the mouth of the Connecticut river. ITS BELIEVED THE BOAT WAS COMING BACK FROM BLOCK ISLAND. Multiple crews from surrounding towns were on scene last night. The Coast Guard and LifeStar had helicopters assisting in the search as well. THE RESCUE MISSION WAS CALLED OFF LAST NIGHT.... BUT THIS MORNING-- IT HAS EVOLVED TO A RECOVERY MISSION. NEWS-8 WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY THRU-OUT THE DAY TO BRING YOU THE LATEST. LIVE IN OLD SAYBROOK, KH, NEWS8.

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