Phoenicia firefighter, longtime officer Michael J. Ryan dies during rescue in Shandaken, officials say

Former N.Y. police officer dies while rescuing injured hiker

Phoenicia firefighter and Fire District Commissioner Michael J. Ryan, a veteran of multiple law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Air Force, suffered a medical emergency during the rescue

Phoenicia firefighter, longtime officer Michael J. Ryan dies during rescue in Shandaken, officials say

SHANDAKEN, N.Y. — Phoenicia firefighter and Fire District Commissioner Michael J. Ryan died Saturday while helping to rescue an injured hiker in Shandaken, officials said Monday. Ryan’s career included stints as the town of Ulster Police Department, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, the Kingston Police Department and the U.S. Air Force, officials said. On Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 5:30 p.m. Ryan and a crew from the Phoenicia Fire Department …

Kingston police officer and Phoenicia firefighter Michael Ryan dies in Shandaken rescue

A rescue call in the Catskills turned fatal Saturday evening when Michael “Mike” Ryan, a veteran Kingston police officer and longtime volunteer firefighter, died after suffering a medical emergency while responding to an injured hiker in the town of Shandaken. Ryan, a member of the Phoenicia Fire Department, was part of a multi-agency search and rescue effort when he collapsed roughly a half-mile into a wooded trail. Emergency responders on scen…

N.Y. firefighter dies during rescue of injured hiker

Phoenicia Fire District Commissioner Michael J. Ryan suffered cardiac arrest while assisting with an injured hiker call