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Awaiting Autopsy Results in Teen's Death at Youth Prison

We may have to wait a little while longer to learn what killed a teenage boy at a state correctional facility over the weekend.

Autopsy results were expected to be released Tuesday, but now they could be delayed.

A 15-year-old died Saturday morning, following an altercation with staff members at the Tryon School for Boys in Fulton County. EMS crews took the boy to St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, but nothing could be done to save him.

An autopsy was performed Monday at Albany Medical Center. Authorities are hoping results will provide some answers in the boy's death.

A group called Disability Advocates Incorporated says it wants to know if something called "face down" restraint techniques, taught in a training manual for staffers, played a roll in the boy's death.

"If the prone restraint was used, it's just further proof that this form of restraint needs to be stopped," says Nina Lowenstein, an attorney for Disability Advocates Inc.

Brian Marchetti, a spokesman for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, released a statement on the investigation:

"Anytime there's a child fatality, where there's a suspicion of child abuse, OCFS is required to conduct a child fatality review. We take safety and security of our staff and our residents in our facility extremely seriously, and anytime there's an incident in any of our facilities, we do launch a prompt, thorough investigation."

The family of the 15-year-old Bronx boy is said to be upset and grief-stricken over his death. Authorities have not released the boy's name.