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One Dead, Three Hurt After Car Falls Through Ice at Bigelow Hollow State Park

Morrow Long
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A pond at Bigelow State Park in Union.

One person has died and three others were injured when their car fell through the ice on a pond at a Connecticut state park.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the car traveled about 50 yards onto the ice on a pond at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union before falling through at about 8:00 pm on Tuesday.

The Tolland County Dive Team rescued the vehicle's four occupants.

Two men and a woman were taken to Hartford Hospital. A second woman was taken to Rockville Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 11:30 pm.

No names or ages were released, but officials referred to the victims as young adults.

Authorities say it appears the group illegally entered the park after dark.

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