LaDet J. Goutermout, 21, of Montague By Submitted by funeral home | February 23, 2021 at 9:53 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 9:53 PM LaDet J. Goutermout, 21, of Montague, died unexpectedly on February 20, 2021, after a tragic snowmobile accident. (Source: Funeral Home)
MONTAGUE, N.Y. (WWNY) - LaDet J. Goutermout, 21, of Montague, died unexpectedly on February 20, 2021, after a tragic snowmobile accident.
LaDet was born on November 1, 1999. Graduate of Lowville Academy Central School, Class of 2018. He attended Gas & Diesel at Howard G. Sackett Technical Center. There wasn’t a hobby that LaDet didn’t like, but some of his favorites included hunting, riding “his toys”, and fixing anything with a motor. Upon graduation, LaDet worked for Nelson Tree Service for a time before beginning his career at Marcellus Construction Company, Inc. In his free time LaDet enjoyed lending a hand to anyone in need.
MARTINSBURG â The Lewis County Sheriffâs Office is investigating an early Saturday morning snowmobile crash that killed one man.
The sheriffâs office says that at about 12:54 a.m., Ladet J. Goutermout, 21, of Copenhagen, was traveling west on Rector Road in the town of Martinsburg on a 2019 Polaris snowmobile when he failed to negotiate a curve on the road. Mr. Goutermout then exited the road and struck a tree.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Sheriffâs deputies were assisted by Lewis County Search and Rescue, Martinsburg Fire Department and Groffâs Towing.