DEEP identifies kayaker whose body was pulled from pond
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MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) — Environmental officials identified a kayaker whose body was pulled from a pond in Middlebury over the weekend.
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they found 26-year-old Brian Saucier of Prospect on Sunday near where he was last seen on Saturday.
DEEP officials said that they, along with several area fire departments, canvassed Longmeadow Pond around 2:40 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report that a kayak had overturned.
It was initially believed that two people were aboard, but officials later determined that only person aboard was Saucier.
A paddle and set of belongings were located at the pond.
Search efforts continued throughout the day Saturday, but were called off around 8:50 p.m. due to darkness.
Authorities began combing the pond again on Sunday at 8 a.m.
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