FAIRFAX, VT — The autopsy has been completed on the man who died Thursday in the Lamoille River in Fairfax.
The victim is identified as Robert Coreno, 39, of Fairfax.
The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington determined his death was the result of an accidental drowning.
Investigation determined the incident occurred when a 10-year-old child fell into the water, and Coreno jumped into the river in an attempt to save her.
A neighbor came to the aid of Coreno and the child.
The neighbor was able to rescue the child but could not reach Coreno.
Shortly after 7:15 p.m. Thursday, crews from Colchester Technical Rescue located the body of a man in the Lamoille River in Fairfax where a swimmer had been reported missing earlier in the evening.
The body was recovered and brought to shore.
No one else was injured in this incident.
The incident was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday near Cleary Road off Vermont Route 104.
