Crime & Safety
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.
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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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