Gila County Sheriff's Office, Arizona
End of Watch: Sunday, June 1, 1890
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: June 1, 1890
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Jerry Ryan drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who had been thrown overboard when the rowboat she was riding in capsized.
Sheriff Ryan was attending a family picnic at the pond and was attempting to rescue the woman when he became physically exhausted and both he and the woman went under and drowned.