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According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), 39-year-old João Paulo Lucas of Danbury had been enjoying Easter Sunday with his family while hiking at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford.
Officials say that at some point around 3:45 PM that afternoon, Lucas had been separated from his family as he was headed down a secluded section of the park that overlooks Lake Lillinonah, and that was when he was reportedly last seen.
By around 6:15 PM that evening, Lucas family filed a report with CT DEEP, explaining the situation, prompting a search of the area with assistance from local agencies such as the DEEP Conservation Police, the New Milford Police Department, the Water Witch Hose Company, and Newtown Underwater Search & Rescue. According to the report, Lucas body was location in Lake Lillinonah late Sunday night.
Officials release name of hiker who died at Connecticut park
April 7, 2021 GMT
NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) Authorities on Wednesday released the name of a hiker who went missing and was later found dead on Easter Sunday in Lovers Leap State Park in Connecticut.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection identified the hiker as Joao Lucas, 39, of Danbury, who was found in Lake Lillinonah inside the New Milford park during a search by several agencies.
The chief medical examiner’s office has ruled the death an accidental drowning. DEEP spokesman Will Healey said it remains under investigation.
Other people hiking with Lucas said they last saw him heading down from an overlook in the park late Sunday afternoon, Healey said.
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