Police on Tuesday morning identified the deceased victim in Thursday night’s plunge of an SUV into Five Mile River as 21-year-old Youssoupha Diagne of Bridgeport.
A 21-year-old woman floating face down in the outgoing current was found about 100 yards from the vehicle by Darien police officers who entered the near-freezing water. She was brought ashore at a nearby dock, where officers, Darien firefighters and EMS crew members resuscitated her. She remains in stable condition and is still recovering at a hospital, police said.
The two police officers received (unspecified) non-life threatening injuries and are still recovering, police said. Police have not said what caused the accident, which remains under investigation.
The SUV was headed east on Tokeneke Road when it crossed into the westbound lanes, left the roadway and then went into the river, according to police, who found it almost fully submerged.
When Darien firefighters arrived at the scene, they donned cold-water gear and searched for any additional victims. They found Diagne still in the vehicle, got him out and resuscitation efforts began. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
Police said no further information is being released at this time.
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