Monsey Boy Fall Through Synagogue Floor

A 6-year-old boy on Friday night fell about 20 feet through a hole in the floor of a synagogue at 6 Milton Place between Ellish Pkwy and Maple Avenue - where about 300 people were gathered - that police said should not have been occupied because it was still under construction.

The boy was taken by STAT Flight Air-1 helicopter at about 9:30 p.m. to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla with suspected internal injuries, L/Z was at 25 Robert Pitt Drive.

Police are investigating, because the building did not have a certificate of occupancy.

Officials from the congregation could not be reached last night.

Another issue was whether Hatzoloh Ambulance of Rockland County, which responded to the scene, followed proper protocol when calling for the helicopter.

Monsey Fire Chief said the ambulance company should have notified the county's fire control dispatch center, and did not.

Hatzoloh could not be reached last night for comment.