Volunteer Firefighter Dies In River Rescue

April 30, 2007 New York - A volunteer firefighter died while trying to rescue a man caught up in a whirlpool near a small waterfall on the Genesee River. Ronald Thomas, 56, was fishing along with hundreds of others during the Great Wellsville Trout Derby on Sunday afternoon when Kevin Allen, 46, lost his balance near the shore, tumbled over a small waterfall and got his fishing vest caught while battling to swim out of the vortex. Allen's 16-year-old son, Dan, jumped in after him, followed by Thomas ...