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Heater fumes may have killed couple found dead in Kurrajong cabin | Heater fumes may have killed couple found dead in Kurrajong cabin |
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A young couple discovered dead in a cabin in the foothills of the NSW Blue Mountains might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. | A young couple discovered dead in a cabin in the foothills of the NSW Blue Mountains might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. |
The man and the woman, believed to be aged in their 30s, might have been overcome by fumes from a woodchip heater inside the cabin, a NSW Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. | The man and the woman, believed to be aged in their 30s, might have been overcome by fumes from a woodchip heater inside the cabin, a NSW Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. |
Police were called to Browns Road in Kurrajong, on Sydney’s north-west outskirts, about 7.40am on Monday. | Police were called to Browns Road in Kurrajong, on Sydney’s north-west outskirts, about 7.40am on Monday. |
Police said because of the cold weather the cabin had been closed overnight and they are investigating if the pair died from carbon monoxide poisoning. | |
It’s believed the dead couple were visiting the rural property, which is owned by the woman’s sister, who was also there with another adult and two children. | |
“It’s an horrific incident, especially for one of the relatives to walk into, so our thoughts go out to the family,” said Detective Inspector Suzanne Rode-Sanders. | |
“It’s very, very tragic,” she said. | |
The man and woman had been a together for a number of years. | |
It’s believed the woman’s sister went to check on the couple on Monday morning only to find the bodies of her sister and her boyfriend, according to media reports. | |
Insp Rode-Sanders said the tragedy is a reminder about the importance of ventilation when using wood-burning stoves. | |
Forensic investigators are at the scene. |
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