Just before noon time today a call came in for a person in the water near the concession stand at Stratford’s Short Beach.  The result of that call was a heart attack.  We don’t normally report on health related calls so we did not report on it.  Around the same time Bridgeport Fire’s Marine Unit was DRILLING as we had reported for a drowning at Pleasure Beach.  I even posted how I wanted to go to the call but they did say it was a drill.   I just confirmed with Stratford Police that there was a person found in the water, it is under investigation but they cannot confirm a drowning.  There has been no other calls but other media sources are reporting a drowning.

Poco antes del mediodía llamadas de emergencia de hoy era para una persona en el agua cerca de la tienda de sándwiches en la Short Beach en Stratford. El resultado de esto se llama un ataque al corazón. Nosotros no reportamos normalmente en las llamadas relacionadas con la salud. Al mismo tiempo, la Unidad Marítima de Bridgeport estaba practicando cómo socorrer ahogamiento en Pleasure Beach. Todavía me fijé, ya que quería ir al sitio, pero era sólo un trinamento. Acabo de confirmar con la Policía de Stratford que una persona ha sido encontrado en el agua, todavía está bajo investigación, pero no pueden confirmar ahogamiento. No hubo otros llamadas, pero otros medios de comunicación están informando de un ahogamiento.

Pouco antes do meio-dia de hoje emergencia foi chamada para uma pessoa na água perto da lanchonete em Stratford na Short Beach. O resultado dessa chamada foi um ataque cardíaco. Nós normalmente não informamos sobre as chamadas relacionadas com a saúde, então nao reportamos o caso. Na mesma hora, a Unidade Marítima de Bridgeport estava praticando como socorrer afogamentos na Pleasure Beach. Eu ainda postei como eu queria ir para o local, mas era apenas um trinamento. Eu acabei de confirmar com a Polícia de Stratford que uma pessoa foi encontrada na água, ainda está sob investigação, mas eles não podem confirmar um afogamento. Não houveram outras chamadas, mas outras fontes de mídia estão relatando um afogamento.

By Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

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