Old Saybrook boating crash victims identified
Old Saybrook ― Officials identified two boating crash victims recovered from the Connecticut River Friday after days of searching.
The men were identified as 25-year-old Ian Duchemin, of Oakdale, and 24-year-old Ryan Britagna, of Waterford, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Saturday.
The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet determined a cause and manner of death for the two men.
The men were among nine aboard a 31-foot center console boat that officials said struck a breakwater at the mouth of the Connecticut River, near Harbor One Marina, shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday.
Another victim, 34-year-old Christopher Hallahan, of Westbrook, was found dead inside the vessel soon after it was discovered.
The investigation into the boat crash is still active.
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