On August 14 at approximately 4:55pm, Ridgefield Police received a call about a missing swimmer at Lake Naraneka, in Pierrepont State Park.
After 76 hours of searching in the lake, the swimmer, identified as 31-year-old Cody Rugar from New Fairfield, was recovered. Our condolences go out to the Rugar family and anyone else affected by this tragic incident.
We want to thank the nearly twenty departments and organizations that assisted us with this exhaustive search throughout the week. Ultimately, Westport Police Dive Team was contacted on August 17 at approximately 7:00 pm, to make the recovery.