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Investigation Into Deadly Camper Fire In Tupper Lake

Saturday morning , State Police were called to a camper fire at Township #19 Camp on Pitchfork Pond Road in the town of Tupper Lake. An investigation revealed other campers were driving past site #8 and noticed smoke coming from the area. They went to investigate and once at the site they discovered a tow behind camper destroyed by fire and two victims, deceased, were discovered in the debris. The victims have been tentatively identified as Thomas Smiddy, 53, Fort Covington, and Kerry Jacobs, 48, Fort Covington. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

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