Multiple crews have been searching for the boy, who fell in the water around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.

The Coast Guard announced it will suspend its search for a 6-year-old boy who fell into the Housatonic River while walking with his mother, according to reports. The boy was at the Birdseye Boat Ramp on Wednesday afternoon,

A 6-year-old boy is presumed dead after falling into the Housatonic River in Stratford, Conn., authorities said Thursday. “As far as morale goes, it’s not easy,” Stratford police Capt. Jerry Pinto told the Stamford Advocate. “This is one of the toughest things you can do in your career, the death of a young boy or a young child .”