On October 22, 2023 at approximately 4:09 PM Westport Police were alerted to a boating incident with the possibility of two missing people.
Police determined that sometime after 9:30 on Sunday morning, a small fishing boat that was anchored on the southside of Cockenoe Island sank. There were five people on board this small vessel when the choppy waters caused the boat to sink, and all five people ended up in the Sound.
At approximately 4:00 PM, a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a male standing on navigational buoy. A second male and female were also rescued from the water.
All three individuals were transported into a Norwalk Marina and subsequently to the hospital for evaluation.
A translator was requested and once responding officers were able to speak with the involved parties, it was learned that there was a total of five individuals on a small boat that sank causing all parties to enter the water.
Westport Police Marine Division, with the assistance of the US Coast Guard, Norwalk Police Marine Division, Fairfield Police Marine Division, and Suffolk County Air Unit are actively searching the waters in an attempt to locate the vessel that these individuals were on and the two missing parties.
The two missing men are from Spring Valley, NY and Suffern, NY. A significant language barrier has hampered the ability of police to identify the two missing persons, and they are working with translators to assist with this investigation.
