Overview
- Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police, who patrol state waterways, said crews located 20-year-old Dominick Joseph Tocci in Lake Hayward after a multi-day search.
- The canoe carrying Tocci and another College of the Holy Cross student capsized at night, and a nearby resident in a paddleboat rescued the other student.
- Responders used boat crews, state police drones and dive teams, and they paused overnight before resuming searches with improved visibility.
- EnCon Police opened an investigation and asked anyone who was near Lake Hayward around the incident to call 860-424-3333 with tips.
- Holy Cross offered counseling and chaplain support to students, faculty and staff and asked for privacy for Tocci’s family as authorities work to establish what happened.