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January 31, 2008

Conn. man serious after mini-van falls off Foster bridge

FOSTER -- A 54-year-old Connecticut man was in serious condition this afternoon suffering from hypothermia and possibly some broken bones after his mini-van fell off a bridge and plunged into Moosup River last night.

Police said today they were notified by a neighbor along Moosup Valley Road who heard a man’s cries for help coming from the river.

Police, fire, and rescue officials arrived at the scene at about 6:45 p.m. and found the vehicle, a Plymouth mini-van, submerged in the river.

The driver, Gregory Gunderson, of Danielson, was apparently outside his vehicle but still in the water and conscious.

Gunderson was transported to Rhode Island Hospital with hypothermia and other injuries. He was listed in serious condition this afternoon.

Lt. Robert Bolger said the accident is still under investigation because police have not had the chance to question Gunderson.

Bolger said it is clear that Gunderson was traveling westbound over a bridge on Moosup Valley Road when his vehicle slammed into a guardrail and fell 15 feet into the river.

-- Journal staff writer Philip Marcelo

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