(Watertown, NY – Aug. 28, 2010) - An autopsy of retired New York State Police Senior Investigator Richard Ladue was performed by Jefferson County Medical Examiner Dr. Samuel Livingstone at Samaritan Medical Center on August 26th. Dr. Livingstone determined the manner of death to be accidental and the cause of death to be asphyxiation due to drowning.
(Clayton, NY - August 26, 2010) - State Police in Alexandria Bay are investigating an apparent drowning in the Village of Clayton. Retired State Police Senior Investigator Richard H. Ladue, age 62, of Henderson Harbor NY apparently fell from The Islander Marina docks while working on his boat during the evening hours of August 25, 2010.
He was found in the water close to his boat in the early morning hours of Aug 26 by the Jefferson County S.T.A.R divers. The investigation into this accident is continuing.
Senior Investigator Ladue joined the State Police in January 1974 and retired in April 2007 . He was last assigned to the Watertown barracks in charge of the BCI unit.
Along with the STAR team, Clayton Police Department and Clayton Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Case Agent: Senior Investigator Colleen M O’Neill, SP Alexandria Bay
