Former Cayuga County undersheriff dies of illness stemming from 9/11 recovery efforts

A former undersheriff for the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office died Thursday of an illness related to his service in New York City following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Stephen B. McLoud, 59, served 23 years with the sheriff’s office in multiple positions, Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck said in a news release. McLoud, who was chief criminal investigator for the sheriff’s office at the time, assisted in the search and recovery efforts after 9/11.

His death almost 18 years later was caused by “an illness stemming from his assignment at the World Trade Center site,” according to the release, which deemed his passing a “line of duty death.”

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