An officer, responding to screams from the water, found the man drifting further out with the children, evidently attempting to drown them.
Authorities in Connecticut were able to stop a man trying to drown two small children at a beach Saturday morning. According to the West Haven Police Department, an officer spotted an SUV parked on a beach in West Haven at about 2:30 a.m. and heard "significant screaming" from the water as he approached.
The first officer to arrive was able to take the children and other officers helped get them to shore. Lifesaving measures were provided to the children, and they were taken to a hospital, where they remained in intensive care on Saturday, according to police.The man was in custody. It was not clear Saturday if he had an attorney."It is without a doubt the swift response by our patrol officers saved the lives of these children," police said in the post.
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