Islip Town Honors Heroes Who Saved Sayville Toddler's Life

Islip Town officials honored several people Tuesday for their roles in saving the life of a Sayville toddler in July.

Members of the Community Ambulance Company of Sayville, the Fifth Precinct of the Suffolk County Police Department and the Bayport Fire Department were each given an official Town of Islip Certificate of Recognition for helping to saving the life of then 18-month-old Lainey Metz, who was found unresponsive in a Sayville pool.

Islip Town Clerk Olga Murray said that it was due to the quick response of all involved, as well as the teamwork, communication, and the determination to save Lainey that she now has a second chance at life.

Lainey spent a week in a coma and she is now on a long, but promising road to recovery.

Read more about Lainey’s recovery and how you can help here.

Photo (courtesy of Islip Town):

Top Row: Islip Town Supervisor Tom Croci, Suffolk County Police Department Inspector Aristides Mojica, Councilman Steve Flotteron, Receiver of Taxes Alexis Weik, Councilman John Cochrane, Jr., Councilwoman Trish Bergin Weichbrodt, Suffolk County Police Officers Joseph Cascone and Chris D’Amico, and Bayport Fire Department Dispatcher Charlie Zigrosser

Middle Row: Town Clerk Olga Murray; Tim Metz, Community Ambulance Company Members James MacDonell, Tom Fealey, Lauren Wallace, Matt Valle, Maureen Gabay, and AJ Pezzica

Front Row: Desiree and Laney Metz, Community Ambulance Members Diana Ahlschlager and Jessica LoGuirato