STAMFORD, CT : Man killed in kayak accident in Long Island Sound on Sunday, 26th April, 2020

A man died and his wife was hospitalized after rough waters in Long Island Sound caused their kayak to overturn on Sunday afternoon, according to Stamford officials.
On Monday, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection identified the man as Arpi Oscar Castillo, 22, of South Street in Danbury.
In a release, the Stamford Fire Department said it responded to a call at the 160 area of Wallacks Drive for a report of “someone in a kayak in trouble.” Upon arrival, it said the caller directed them to the location of the woman, who was struggling approximately 20 feet from the rocks behind the property of 130 Wallacks Drive.“At 12:13 p.m., the current brought the woman to shore and she was immediately assisted by Stamford EMS Medic 3,” the department said. “The woman, suffering the effects of hypothermia, advised her husband was still unaccounted for and provided a description and his last known location in the water.”
In light of this development, the department said the U.S. Coast Guard was notified and a search was initiated out in the water as well as on the coastline. It said elements from the fire and police departments were involved in the search.
“Early in the search, the victim’s kayak was located along the shore. Fishing poles and a backpack were located out in the water,” the department said.


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