Shortly after the bridge and ball field put in the river splits. The left channel is where most of the flow goes but the right channel is smaller and a bit more technical. This section meanders back towards a farmers field then turns left back into the forest. It is on this left turn that Mimi Lebeau of the Ledyard Canoe Club became pinned in a strainer and drowned in the spring of 1989. Please be aware of this potential hazard. Downstream from here the river runs under a small covered bridge, just downstream and on river right there is a good play hole at release levels.