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.
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.
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.