NEW YORK — Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports that the autopsy on the body recovered in the Hudson River on 8/10/15 has been completed by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner, who has officially confirmed that it is in fact the body of Mr. Ian Jones.
The autopsy has revealed no injuries or trauma to Mr. Jones’ body, and the findings are consistent with drowning. There were no signs of criminal conduct or foul play found, and toxicology tests were performed however the results of those tests won’t be known for several weeks.
The search for Mr. Jones has now officially ended, and at this time his death is considered to be an accidental drowning with no criminal charges expected.
Mr. Jones had been missing since the morning of 8/8/15 after a kayaking accident near the Staatsburg area, and was located in shallow waters of the Hudson River near the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all of those who assisted with the search and investigation, and our heartfelt condolences go out to Mr. Jones’ family and friends during this difficult time.
From DailyMail: The troubled boyfriend of Annie Lennox’s daughter, Tali, was just days away from completing three years probation for threatening to kill flight attendants on board a flight from New York to Los Angeles, Daily Mail Online can reveal.
Ian Jones had been sentenced to 14 months in a federal prison and ordered to pay more than $23,000 in restitution after the flight from New York to LA was forced to land at Chicago O’Hare Airport following his intimidating behavior.
The multi-agency search for Jones which involved police boats, helicopter and divers was called off at noon on Monday when a body matching the 32-year-old’s description was pulled from the Hudson River in upstate New York.
MORE: Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a missing kayaker, which began at approximately 9:50 am on 8/8/15 at the Hudson River near Mills Mansion in the Hamlet of Staatsburg.
On the above date and time the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a missing person in the Hudson River. Preliminary investigation has shown that a boyfriend/girlfriend couple went kayaking during the early morning hours, and at some point the kayak capsized and they both went into the water. The two eventually became separated and the female was located and picked up by a passing vessel, however the male is currently unaccounted for and was last seen in the river. The male is identified as Ian Jones (age 32) and the female as Tali Fruchtmann (age 22), both of New York City.
Once the initial responding Deputies confirmed that Mr. Jones may still be in the water, Marine Patrols and Dive Teams from the Sheriff’s Office and other agencies immediately responded to begin searching the river. As of 5:30 pm on 8/8/15 Mr. Jones has not been located, and the search is expected to be suspended sometime tonight. The size of the search area and the conditions on the river have made the search difficult up to this point, and both will be reevaluated tomorrow to determine if the search can continue. In addition to an entire day of the river being searched, the shore near and around where Mr. Jones was last seen was also extensively searched with negative results. The entire area was searched with the assistance of a New York State Police helicopter in addition to numerous officers on foot and in boats. At this time extensive resources have been utilized and all efforts exhausted for today to attempt to locate Mr. Jones, with negative results so far. Ms. Fruchtmann and Mr. Jones were not wearing life preservers at the time they went into the water.
