Mother dead, child in stable condition after being rescued from Shetucket River

A mother is dead and a young child is recovering after they were rescued from the Shetucket River in Sprague on Tuesday evening.

Connecticut State Police said troopers responded to the river in the area of Park Drive at about 5:25 p.m. for a missing person report involving a possible drowning.

A mother and child were rescued from the waters by members of the Baltic Fire Engine Co. 1.

State police said the mother, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead. The child has been listed in stable condition in Backus Hospital in Norwich.

According to firefighters from Baltic Fire, the mother was in her 30s and the child, a girl, was about 5 or 6 years old. They were swimming when they were swept downstream.

Both victims were unconscious when they were taken to the hospital, according to fire officials.