17-year-old drowns in Fairfield lake

A 17-year-old Bridgeport boy died while swimming in Fairfield's Samp Mortar Lake early Tuesday morning. Police say they received a call at approximately 1:30 a.m. that Manuel Matias was missing. Once

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