Two men have been missing for hours after jumping off a boat in Candlewood Lake in Danbury on Monday night and officials said the search is no longer a rescue effort.
Crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said five people spent the day on a boat at Candlewood Lake in Danbury and a 26-year-old man and a 38-year-old man jumped off around 10:15 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. Monday and did not return.
The others called 911, which led to the search.
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Crews from the New Fairfield Fire Department, Sherman Fire Department, Brookfield Fire Department, Danbury Fire Department, Danbury Police Department, Region Five Dive Team, Candlewood Lake Association-Lake Patrol, Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue and regional EMS services responded.
Divers from the Brookfield Fire Department and Danbury Fire Department took part in the initial search and efforts were suspended at 2 a.m. before resuming later Tuesday morning.
More divers and resources have been deployed to support the agencies that responded last night.
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DEEP asks that the public avoid the area while the search is underway.
The recovery was suspended again on Tuesday night and is expected to resume on Wednesday at 8 a.m.
