New York State Police said they were investigating the death amid the fire in Sterling Forest located in Greenwood Lake.
The man is seen yanking the six-year-old boy from his father so hard that his feet come off the ground - but the boy's father never lost his grip.
Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.
Wildfires continue to rage across portions of the Northeast on Sunday, with at least one fatality reported along the border of New York and New Jersey as crews continue their work to extinguish the ...
An 18-year-old New York state employee was killed Saturday battling a wildfire in Orange County's Sterling Forest. Dariel ...
In a statement Sunday, Hochul also acknowledged the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old State Parks and Recreation aide killed battling a wildfire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, New York.
Budapest Police have released new details after a Western New York native, who went missing while traveling in Hungary, was ...
An off-duty New York City Police Department employee was arrested early Sunday morning in Queens, according to police reports.