Portland Police Officer dies after heart attack on Mount Hood

Grant Shirahama.

Portland Police Officer Grant Shirahama passed away Friday after suffering a heart attack while hiking on Mount Hood, KATU News reported.

Shirahama worked at KATU News as photographer and production assistant, then as a cameraman for KGW, before joining the Portland Police Bureau as a Youth Services Division Student Resource Officer, where he served for 17 years. He also volunteered with Mountain Wave Search and Rescue and served as a member of Search ONE K-9 Detection with his K9 partner, Zuke.