New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, August 1, 1999
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 1, 1999
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer Frank Mydlarz suffered a heart attack while attempting to break up a fight between two male inmates at the Great Meadows State Prison.
He was transported to the hospital where he died.
Officer Mydlarz had served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services for for 19 years.