NEW: Two men have died and two others in critical condition after a boat capsized Easter morning on Long Island Sound.
Two men have died and two others in critical condition after a boat capsized on Long Island Sound on Sunday morning.
Emergency crews from several departments were alerted of a report of a possible small boat in distress in Long Island Sound off of Shippan Point in Stamford around 10:20 a.m. Officials with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the four adult men were in a small boat and were all wearing lifejackets when the boat capsized on Long Island Sound about one mile offshore from West Beach in Stamford.
Fire officials said initial information stated that three people were off of Shippan Point in a small 12-foot boat and were not able to return to shore due to strong winds and rough seas. The boat was being carried by the tide and wind away from Stamford when the last cell phone call was made to a family member from one of the people onboard the small boat, they added.