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Jun 17, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

One Teen Missing, Three Rescued From Housatonic River

Full story: The Hartford Courant

One teenager is missing and three have been rescued after an afternoon swim in the Housatonic River near Falls Village turned tragic.

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Sebastien Lasseur

Torrington, CT

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Hello, the kid who was lost is named Kaelan, he is one of my good friends. He, along with a couple other friends were swimming in the Housatonic River, and the whole body of students, and parents are devistated.

David Vito Gregoli

New York, NY

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The whole family is sending out prayers for the safe return of a extraordinary young man. May our prayers be answered and he is returned to the loving and supportive family who cherishes him so.

qubee

Meriden, CT

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sad, so young!! My condolences 2 the family!

Reality Check

New Britain, CT

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Kids do not go swimming in any river right after the rain we have had.

This happens every year around the state.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time.

Haddam Ct River

Higganum, CT

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just too sad!!!

Well

Storrs Mansfield, CT

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This story is heart wrenching. That poor family.
My God. They are in my thoughts and prayers.

Fink

Winsted, CT

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The river is in flood stage... there is almost no calm place to swim in the Great Falls area.

rich

West Suffield, CT

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I saw film highlights of that raging river......why would you even go in....a tragedy that didn't need to happen.

Shark Bait

Woodbridge, CT

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Headline: Search is suspended

1st Sentence: Search is continuing.

Editors are now extinct at the Courant.

A high school newspaper pays more attention to detail than this rag does.

Father of a Teen

Manchester, CT

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rich wrote:

I saw film highlights of that raging river......why would you even go in....a tragedy that didn't need to happen.

- peer pressure
- euphoria of last day of freshman year
- teenage immortality
- overconfidence

praying for a miracle here....!

graduate of housy

Naugatuck, CT

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i cant believe this happend. we used to swim there all last year.that place is really dangerouse. some one always got hurt but never like this. my prayers go out to the family. i feel horible that this happend

sad

Windsor Locks, CT

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sad to see, hopefully the community learns from this tragedy, and a repeat mistake isnt made by kids in the river

Blah

Southington, CT

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Very sad, but learn a lesson from this. Rivers have currents just as dangerous as oceans. I saw the pictures of that river. What were these kids thinking?

Gem

Rhinebeck, NY

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Terrible thing to happen. I saw the news crews and the taped off areas when I drove home from work yesterday. I know people that have nearly drowned there in the dryest time in the summer, and it's in flood stage now. That river is dangerous and should be approached with caution at all times. My throughts and prayers are with the family and friends, still hoping for a miricle.

so sad

Cheshire, CT

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Father of a Teen wrote:

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- peer pressure
- euphoria of last day of freshman year
- teenage immortality
- overconfidence
praying for a miracle here....!

To "father of a Teen" , you are so right on all 4 of those regarding this situation and ages of the kids!! So sad. Thinking of family & his friends!!

Disgusted

Windsor, CT

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..."to celebrate the start of summer"...My heart goes out to this young boy's family and friends...how very very sad and unfortunate...may God rest his little soul.

Reality Check

New Britain, CT

And he was trying to help a friend when this happened!

dfghj

Middletown, CT

i cant belive this happend he was a hero for going in after his friend and he took his life for another

Flame28

Canaan, CT

Bless his little soul for trying to help his friend..And we send our thoughts and prayers out to all the people this young boys life has touched.

Flame28

Since: Jun 09

Falls Village

ISP: Canaan, CT

Thank god they have found this dear boy..Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends and may they find closer now..

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