A woman and her son were rescued after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in their North Valley Stream home on Sunday morning. 
Officer Michael Frank responded to a Putney Road home and upon arrival he banged on the front door and heard groaning on the other side. The officer opened the door and found a 39-year-old woman who mumbled, “My son…” before passing out, police said.
The officer left the victim in the open doorway where she was able to inhale fresh air and immediately ran upstairs search the home. On the second floor, the officer found an 8-year-old boy unconscious on a bedroom floor.
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He carried the boy outside, then moved the mother to the front lawn and requested another ambulance. Both mother and son were taken to Nassau University Medical Center where they were treated. The victims’ names were not released.
“I have children,” Officer Frank said at a news conference Monday. “I did what anybody would have to do.”
The Elmont Fire Department responded received a reading in excess of 500 parts per million. Upon investigation, they found a gas-powered generator wired to the electrical box in the basement. The building department was notified and the investigation is continuing.
