Rocky Fork teen victim identified; coroner says ODNR officer appeared to have heart issue
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
HILLSBORO The female victim in a Tuesday fatal accident at Rocky Fork Lake has been identified as 16-year-old Kearia R. Scott of Hillsboro, according to Highland County Coroner M.D. Jeff Beery.
Beery said he has not made a ruling on the cause of Scott’s death, but that it appears to have been by drowning.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore, 38, of Clarksville, also died at the scene of the accident when he entered the water in an attempt to find Scott.
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UPDATED II: Rescue personnel called to Rocky Fork Lake after juveniles fall through ice; teen, officer pronounced dead (Photos by Jimmy Matticks/For The Highland County Press.) • • • • ODNR statement on Officer Lagore Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore died in the line of duty last night, responding to a call, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said. We are deeply grateful for his service. Officer Lagore was a dedicated officer, having served 15 years with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He was responsible for the first ODNR K-9 academy, led the Division of Parks and Watercraft K-9 training program, and was well respected by law enforcement agencies across the state for his expertise worki
Rocky Fork fatality victim identified
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
The female victim in a Tuesday fatal accident at Rocky Fork Lake has been identified as 16-year-old Kearia R. Scott of Hillsboro, according to Highland County Coroner M.D. Jeff Beery.
Beery said he has not made a ruling on the cause of Scott’s death, but that it appears to have been by drowning.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore, 38, of Clarksville, also perished at the scene of the accident when he entered the water in attempt to find Scott.
Beery said it appears that Lagore had a heart issue.
Girl, 16, and father-of-two cop, 36, die after she was slipped under ice in frozen Ohio lake and he suffered heart attack while trying to save her
Ohio police officer Jason Lagore, 36, died on Tuesday night after suffering an apparent heart attack during a rescue mission
The father-of-two was among the first responders trying to rescue a 16-year-old girl from a frozen lake in Rocky Fork State Park
The teen also died by drowning after spending four and a half hours trapped under the ice
It is reported she jumped in to save her 13-year-old brother who had fallen
Her brother raised the alarm after managing to escape but she died at the scene
UpdatedThu, Feb 25, 2021 at 4:06 pm ET
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A 16-year-old Ohio girl died as she saved the life of her younger brother at Rocky Fork Lake. (Shutterstock)
HILLSBORO, OH The deaths of a 16-year-old girl who saved her brother s life and a park ranger who tried to save her are the latest painful reminders to stay off the ice during the final weeks of winter.
The girl, later identified as Kearia R. Scott of Hillsboro, Ohio, according to the Times-Gazette newspaper, was with her 13-year-old brother on the ice at Rocky Fork Lake on Tuesday night when the two fell in.
Kearia saved the life of her younger brother, emergency personnel said, and died while doing so.