Salute to Officer Lagore
By Tom Barr - Wilmington News Journal
The Wilmington Fire Department provided the flag and crossed ladders tribute to Officer Jason Lagore Wednesday morning at Bible Baptist Church.
Tom Barr | News Journal
WILMINGTON Services for Ohio Department of Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore were held Wednesday morning at Bible Baptist Church prior to a procession to Miami Cemetery in Corwin, Warren County, where he was to be laid to rest with full law enforcement honors.
Many rows of law enforcement vehicles, including dozens from the ODNR, lined the large church parking lot as officers and other officials from across Ohio attended.
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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.
Teen girl identified after drowning in icy lake trying to save brother Teen, ODNR officer die in double tragedy at state park By Jared Goffinet | February 25, 2021 at 11:52 AM EST - Updated February 25 at 1:18 PM
HIGHLAND CO., Ohio(FOX19) - A teenage girl, who died after falling into an icy lake while trying to save her brother, has been identified.
Kearia Scott, 16, of Hillsboro, died late Tuesday, according to Highland County Coroner Dr. Jeff Beery.
The teen fell into the lake at Rocky Fork State Park while trying to rescue her 13-year-old brother from the frozen water, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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.