Westport Police: Two Boaters Missing in Sound after Cockenoe Incident

Westport Police Department:

On October 22, 2023 at approximately 4:09 PM Westport Police were alerted to a boating incident with the possibility of two missing people.  At approximately 4:00 PM, a boater traveling in the area of  Cockenoe Island found a male standing on Nun #2 (a navigational buoy).  A second male and female were also rescued from the water.  All three individuals were transported into a Norwalk Marina and subsequently to the hospital for evaluation.  A translator was requested and once responding officers were able to speak with the involved parties, it was learned that there were a total of five individuals on a small boat that sank causing all parties to enter the water.

Westport Police Marine Division,  with the assistance of the US Coast Guard, Norwalk  Police Marine Division, Fairfield Police Marine Division, and Suffolk County Air Unit are actively searching the waters in an attempt to locate the vessel that these individuals were on and the two missing parties.

Any boaters who were in the area of Cockenoe Island between the hours of 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM on October 22, 2023 are asked to contact the Westport Police Department at (203)341-6000.