Search Suspended At Naugatuck's Hop Brook Lake Dam: UPDATE

Naugatuck CT

05 May, 2021

1:09 PM

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NAUGATUCK, CT — The Naugatuck police and fire departments, in addition to divers, have suspended the search for a person in the waters at the Hop Brook Lake Dam in Naugatuck, according to officials. No one was found. The search was conducted after reports that a person may have fallen into the water at about 11:35 a.m. "Naugatuck Police Department and Fire Department received a report from a concerned citizen around noon today that led emergency services to believe that a person may have fallen into the water at the base of the Hop Brook Dam," Naugatuck police wrote in a statement. "Based on that information, a search of the dam, downstream of Hop Brook, and the immediate area of the Army Corps of Engineers Hop Brook recreational area was launched." Residents were asked to avoid the area around the dam during the afternoon while the search was conducted. Officials continued, "The search and investigation included the Naugatuck Fire Department, the Region 5 Dive Team, Waterbury Police, and the Connecticut State Police Dive Team. As of this writing, the search is being suspended with no result from these efforts."