Crime & Safety

Man Dies In Plymouth Drowning Incident

A man who went missing while swimming at Lake Winfield was found dead.

A man who went missing while swimming at Lake Winfield was found dead.
A man who went missing while swimming at Lake Winfield was found dead. (Patch Graphic)

PLYMOUTH, CT — Police are investigating following the disappearance of a Terryville man who went missing at Lake Winfield in Plymouth, according to NBC CT. Dispatchers received the call reporting that the man had been swimming around 6 p.m. and believed the man was underwater.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, performed a water rescue, and pulled the man from the water.

Jimmie Ferguson, 45, was transported to Bristol Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to NBC CT.

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