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Man I feel bad for this guy. The original report said that where he fell under the bridge was just rocks and concrete.

http://wcbstv.com/local/kevin.ryan.good.2.1064601.html

Good Samaritan Dies Trying To Help Another
Kevin Ryan, Ex-Volunteer Firefighter, Falls To His Death Reporting
Tony Aiello MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. (CBS) ―
Kevin Ryan, a former firefighter in Mount Kisco, fell to his death while trying to help a car accident victim.

For nearly 10 years, Kevin Ryan gave everything as a volunteer firefighter.

But even after leaving the Mount Kisco Fire Department, his desire to help those in need remained strong, and it cost him his life.

Ryan died Sunday night trying to help the victim of a car accident when he fell into a gap between the lanes of Route 23 and plunged 50 feet to his death.

Ryan and his longtime girlfriend, Carolyn Hatfield, were driving in upstate Greene County when they noticed a car overturned in the opposite lane of the bridge over Catskill Creek. He pulled over and hopped out to provide aid to the car, but it was very dark out and more dangerous than he realized. When Ryan jumped the highway barrier to get to the other side, he fell between a gap and plunged 50 feet to his death.

Ed Sordellini of the Mount Kisco Fire Department says his heart sank when he heard the news.

"It's just tragic," Sordellini tells CBS 2.

Chris Ross, one of Ryan's friends, says it was the Good Samaritan in Ryan that made him such a good person.

"That's Kevin, he's always there to help the town and whoever he could," says Ross.

Tim Hanrahan says he'll always remember Ryan for his heart and respect towards everyone.

"He had a heart bigger than him," Hanrahan recalls. "A great friend [who] always had a smile, great sense of humor, would help anybody."

Friends at the fire house say Ryan was a very active volunteer who continued to support the company even after he moved to Yonkers in 2004.

After 9/11, Ryan decided to do even more to help his community and joined the New York National Guard.

"He figured he could help out that way," Sordellini says. "God forbid there was another terrorist attack; he'd be able to help out in the state guard."

Friends will remember Ryan as a classic Good Samaritan who died trying to help a stranger.

State police say the motorist Ryan was trying to help only suffered minor injuries when his car overturned.

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Poor dude. I feel bad that his girlfriend had to see it happen.