Middletown boating tragedy emphasizes need for float plan

BRANFORD –   Boater safety is on the minds of many on the heels of a former Middletown resident being found adrift in a raft, eight days after he and his mother set out on a fishing trip. Coast Guard Sector Long Island, which covers Connecticut’s waters, makes approximately 250-300 rescues each year. There are several factors in determining how a missing boater search can have a positive outcome. When boaters, like Jason Carman, 22, of Vermont, and his mother, Linda Ca