HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The body of a woman who fell into the dangerous rapids of the Natchaug River in Chaplin was found Sunday morning, state police say.

Elizabeth Cunningham, 54, of Hampton was pronounced dead at the scene and identified by family members.

Her body, which was found at about 8 a.m. along the banks of the river about a half-mile from where she fell in Chaplin, was taken to the office of the chief medical examiner to determine the cause and manner of death.

Cunningham slipped and fell into the river at about 4 p.m. Saturday. Her death is the second in Connecticut due to flooding that resulted from nearly nonstop rain over nine consecutive days.

Cunningham was at the river to observe the flow of water when she lost her footing, according to a preliminary investigation. She was swept away by the rapidly moving water, state police said.

Rescuers could not safely enter the water completely on Saturday and were instead harnessed and walked along the banks of the Natchaug River, state police said. The state Department of Environmental Protection police launched several boats in the river near the Mansfield Hollow Dam.

Robert Goulet, a 75-year-old East Hartford man died when he when he was swept away by rushing water at a Stafford campground about 1:30 a.m. Saturday as he tried to leave his swamped pickup truck.

His body was located about four hours later and was the 11th death attributed to a week of rain and flooding in the Northeast. Four people were missing in New Hampshire.

The rains ended Saturday, but the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for southern New England until 10 p.m. Sunday.

Wind gusts could be between 55 mph and 60 mph at times, with sustained winds of 25 mph to 35 mph, said meteorologist Charlie Foley at the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass.

The wind was responsible for knocking out power to thousands of customers, primarily in northeast Connecticut, said Mary Ingarra, a spokeswoman for Connecticut Light & Power.

By early Sunday, more than 18,00 customers were without power.

Foley said the threat of flooding is diminishing, and flood advisories were expected to expire at 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Pretty much everything is in recession right now with a few exceptions,” he said.