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Boater Strikes Span Under Moses Wheeler Bridge

Police said the man told them he was unfamiliar with the area and got caught in the current.

A boater traveling on the Housatonic River Sunday got stuck under the when the vessel was swept away by a fast-moving current, the boater told .

The incident was the fourth call of distress Stratford police and fire marine units responded to over the weekend. Another call Sunday involved . And two calls on Saturday had the .

The boat stuck under the bridge that carries traffic on I-95 sustained no structural or mechanical damage, police said. Officials towed the vessel to nearby Boardwalk Marina.

Police said the boat's operator was visibly shaken and upset but not injured, and told them he was unfamiliar with the area and got caught in a fast-moving current.

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