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An Ottawa man who died from injuries suffered in a Sunday fire in South Ottawa was identified Tuesday in a news release from the La Salle County Coroner’s Office.
The preliminary autopsy said Jacob R. Faltin-Medina, 29, died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide intoxication as the result of the fire.
He was transferred to OSF St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Ottawa and died as a result of his injuries after firefighters found him unresponsive on the second floor of a house in the 400 block of Second Avenue and transferred him by ladder to medical personnel, according to a news release.
Faltin-Medina was a school psychologist at Circuit Breaker School, Lostant, Ransom and Tonica, according to the La Salle/Putnam County Educational Alliance for Special Education.
The La Salle County Coroner’s Office said it continues to investigate the incident along with the Ottawa police and fire departments, as well as the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa will be handling the funeral arrangements.