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Leo Ortner

Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of Suffolk County Mother Killed In House Fire Support Pours In For Family Of Suffolk County Mother Killed In House Fire
Support Pours In For Family Of Suffolk County Mother Killed In House Fire Support is pouring for a Long Island infant who was injured during a house fire that killed his mother and seriously injured his father. A GoFundMe account has been set up for 10-month-old Leo Ortner who was injured during the fire just after midnight on Friday, Feb. 18, at the family's East Setauket home. According to the Suffolk County police, during the fire that took place at 360 Old Town Road, Leo's father, Stephen Ortner was able to escape through a second-floor window onto a roof ledge and hand Leo to a passerby below, who then handed the child to rescuers. Ortner was then …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Man, Infant Injured After House Fire Breaks Out In Suffolk County Woman Killed, Man, Infant Injured After House Fire Breaks Out In Suffolk County
Woman Killed, Man, Infant Injured After House Fire Breaks Out In Suffolk County Police are investigating after a woman was killed and a man and an infant were seriously injured during a Long Island house fire. Suffolk County Police responded to the fire just after midnight on Friday, Feb. 18 at 360 Old Town Road, in East Setauket after receiving a 911 call. According to police, Stephen Ortner, a resident of the home, was able to escape through a second-floor window onto a roof ledge and hand his 10-month-old son to a passerby below, who then handed the child to rescuers. Ortner was then able to climb down to the ground. Lisa Ostrowski, age 31, the mother of the chil…

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by Kathy Reakes