Roll of Honor
Jason Scott Lagore
Incident
Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore died after suffering a medical emergency while conducting a search for a juvenile who had fallen through the ice at Rocky Fork Lake at Rocky Fork State Park.
Two juveniles had fallen through the ice but one was able to get to shore. Officer Lagore and other first responders were searching for the other juvenile when he suffered a medical emergency. He was transported Highland District Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The second juvenile was recovered from the water a short time later and also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Officer Lagore had served with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of State Parks and Watercraft for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Natural Resources Officer Lagore gave the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Natural Resources Officer Lagore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Natural Resources Officer Jason Scott Lagore is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Scott Lagore's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Scott Lagore Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Scott Lagore is highlighted in Feb.