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.