YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) - A 63-year-old man died a day after emergency workers found him at his home in such squalid conditions that maggots were eating his flesh, a fire official said Wednesday.
Paramedics went to Michael Link's home Sunday night after his 66-year-old brother and roommate, Adam Link, said the victim was having trouble breathing, fire department surgeon Roger Chirurgi said.
Michael Link was lying in his own feces on a pile of debris and ``had open wounds with maggots eating on the flesh,'' Chirurgi said.
Link was taken to a hospital, where he died Monday, the surgeon said. His brother was undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
The home, a large Victorian across from a school, was overgrown with trees, shrubs and weeds. Inside, paramedics found no electric power and papers and boxes everywhere, Chirurgi said.
Firefighters wore hazardous-materials suits to investigate the house after the brothers were taken out. Chirurgi said several veteran firefighters were sickened by the scene and stench.
Paramedics went to Michael Link's home Sunday night after his 66-year-old brother and roommate, Adam Link, said the victim was having trouble breathing, fire department surgeon Roger Chirurgi said.
Michael Link was lying in his own feces on a pile of debris and ``had open wounds with maggots eating on the flesh,'' Chirurgi said.
Link was taken to a hospital, where he died Monday, the surgeon said. His brother was undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
The home, a large Victorian across from a school, was overgrown with trees, shrubs and weeds. Inside, paramedics found no electric power and papers and boxes everywhere, Chirurgi said.
Firefighters wore hazardous-materials suits to investigate the house after the brothers were taken out. Chirurgi said several veteran firefighters were sickened by the scene and stench.
