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Orleans County Sheriff's Office Investigating Death of Mother and Son

The pair were discovered inside their home in the Town of Kendall

ORLEANS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A mother and her 14-year-old son are dead after an apparent gas leak at their home in Orleans County.

Joan C. Gilman, 38, and her son Richard J. Gilman Jr., 14, were discovered inside their home in the Town of Kendall.

Around 7:30 Wednesday night, the Kendall Fire Department was called to a report of a gas leak on Center Road.

The Sheriff's Office says that the power had been shut off to the duplex and a portable generator was being used at the time of the incident. They say propane appliances were being used inside of the home.

The Sheriff's office is now working to piece together the chain of events that led up to their deaths.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for Joan and Richard.

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