**UPDATE** State Police investigate a fatal house fire that occurred in the Town of Beekman
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
**UPDATE** The victim of the fatal house fire has been positively identified as 66-year-old Steven R. Schweizer of Holmes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Holmes, New York – On February 27, 2016, at approximately 8:00pm, the New York State Police at Dover Plains were dispatched by Dutchess County 911 to a residential structure fire on North White Rock Road in the Town of Beekman.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the homeowner reported to a neighbor that her house was on fire and upon returning to her home her boyfriend was unaccounted for. Following a search conducted by fire department personnel, the victim’s remains were located within the charred debris. The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The State Police were assisted by the following agencies: Dutchess County Fire Investigation Division, Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office, the fire departments of Beekman, Pawling, East Fishkill, Patterson, Lake Carmel as well as Amstar EMS, New York State Electric and Gas and the New York State Department of Transportation.
