UPDATE
Aug. 24, 2021
The trooper was identified as James Monda. The following overview was provided by the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Trooper James Monda drowned while conducting a training dive in the Great Sacandaga Lake in Northampton, New York, at approximately 4:00 pm.
He failed to resurface after going into the water at a boat launch on Bunker Hill Road. He was working a marine patrol detail on the lake when the incident occurred.
Trooper Monda had served with the New York State Police for 18 years and was assigned to SP Princetown. He is survived by his fiancée and parents.
Aug. 23, 2021
NEW YORK — A New York state trooper was found dead at an upstate lake on Sunday, according to authorities.
The trooper was on-duty working a marine detail at the Great Sacandaga Lake at the time of his death, the New York State Police reported.
According to the New York Post, the cause of death and location of occurrence on the massive, 29-mile long lake with about 41 square miles of surface area, are still under under investigation. The lake formerly known as the Sacandaga Reservoir is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.
The State Police did not release the identity of the trooper and no further details were immediately available.
