Details emerge about on-duty death of New York State Trooper who drowned in ...
NY State trooper on marine detail drowned in Great Sacandaga Lake after making 'short, unscheduled dive' and was found nine feet under water by fellow officer New York State Trooper James J. Monda, 45, died during a boat launch on Great Sacandaga Lake in Fulton County on Sunday Spokesperson Kerra M. Burns released further details surrounding the trooper's on-duty death The officer's cause of death was determined to be accidental drowning The fatal accident took place during a 'short, unscheduled dive' off a boat launch Bunker Hill Road in Mayfield Monda 'went into the water and did not resurface' around 4pm '[Another Trooper on patrol], who is a member of our dive team, jumped in and located Trooper Monda at the bottom of the lake in approximately 9 feet of water,' said Burns The trooper was pronounced dead at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville Monda, an 18-year department veteran, is survived by his parents and fiancée
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Trooper James J. Monda, of Schenectady County, was an 18-year veteran of the department
New York State Police have released further details surrounding the death of Trooper James J. Monda, who police said died after he fell into the water of Great Sacandaga Lake while a boat was being launched on Sunday.
Trooper James J. Monda, of Schenectady County, was an 18-year veteran of the department.
