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A final summer swim ahead of rainy first day of fall

September 22, 2023 6:54 pm • Last Updated: September 23, 2023 6:18 am

Rob Cummins of Swanzey, N.H., cools off in Gorton Pond in East Lyme, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Cummins was riding his bicycle and decided to park his bike at the pond’s boat ramp, and go for a swim. (Tim Martin/Special to The Day)

Rob Cummins of Swanzey, N.H., cools off in Gorton Pond in East Lyme, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Cummins was riding his bicycle and decided to park his bike at the pond’s boat ramp, and go for a swim. (Tim Martin/Special to The Day)

East Lyme ― On the last day of summer Friday, Rob Cummins of Swanzey, N.H., decided to cool off at Gorton Pond.

Autumn arrived early Saturday morning, coinciding with a hazardous weather outlook for southern Connecticut, as Tropical Storm Ophelia makes its way up the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast.

The National Weather Service outlook is in anticipation of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds on Saturday that could carry the chance of coastal flooding.

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