STARK — It is the state Commissioner of Safety’s assessment that North Country Fish and Game Conservation Officer Levi D. Frye, 30, died in the line of duty and that his young family should receive a $100,000 death benefit from the state.
Frye died by suicide on Oct. 2, 2024.
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