A driver was pulled from a submerged vehicle in Ledyard early Saturday morning, officials said.
On Saturday around 4:14 a.m., Ledyard police said they were contacted by a resident who claimed he wanted to commit suicide by driving his vehicle into the water at the Yale Boat House boat launch.
Upon arrival to the area, police said they located the man within his vehicle partially submerged in the Thames River.
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Ledyard police said they entered the water and attempted to access the vehicle, but the vehicle became fully submerged.
Firefighters arrived and used life-saving equipment to break the driver’s side window and extract the man from the submerged vehicle.
The man was unresponsive, according to police. Upon getting him to shore, the victim was revived.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition. There were no reported injuries to emergency personnel.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at sunderwood@courant.com