Crime & Safety
New London Man Killed In Chainsaw Accident
A 63-year-old man who died in a chainsaw accident has been identified.
MYSTIC, CT — A man died in a chainsaw accident in Mystic on Saturday, according to police. Alan McConnell, 63, of 87 Colman St. in New London, was cutting a tree down in a yard at 29 Rossie St. and injured his left leg.
Emergency responders received the call Saturday at 1:01 p.m. McConnell was found unresponsive by neighbors who had begun CPR before emergency crews arrived.
He was taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead, according to police.
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Stonington Police Chaplin Father Hoar responded to assist with notification to the victim’s family.
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