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Connecticut State Police Sergeant Swept Away, Killed By Rising River Waters

 Officers and equipment line River Bend Drive after an on-duty state police sergeant has died after his cruiser was swept away in flood waters in the Pomperaug River in Woodbury Connecticut, September 02, 2021.
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Officers and equipment line River Bend Drive after an on-duty state police sergeant has died after his cruiser was swept away in flood waters in the Pomperaug River in Woodbury Connecticut, September 02, 2021.

An on-duty state police sergeant in Connecticut died Thursday after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters in Woodbury.

Brian Mohl, a 26-year department veteran, called for help at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

Police searched the area with divers, helicopters, boats and drones and found the sergeant in the swollen river later in the morning after daybreak. First responders performed lifesaving measures, and Mohl was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The waters rose as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rain, flooding and power outages to Connecticut. The chief of the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department said the Pomperaug River rose quickly overnight. The area where the sergeant’s car was swept away is dark, with no streetlights.

Mohl was assigned to Troop L, which covers Woodbury.

A state police spokesman said the sergeant was an experienced member of the agency.

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Matt Dwyer produces The Wheelhouse, WNPR's journalist round table and news analysis show. He also and reports for the station. Counting his time in college, Matt has been doing news on the radio in Connecticut since 1996, at stations including WTIC AM, WILI AM/FM, and WHUS FM. He has won regional Murrow Awards and Connecticut AP Awards.
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