Police suspect carbon monoxide poisoning in deaths of 3 found unconscious on NY houseboat
By APWednesday, March 24, 2010
Carbon monoxide suspected in 3 deaths on NY boat
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of two men and a woman found unconscious on a houseboat about 200 feet offshore.
A Suffolk County Police spokesman says the three were found about 9 p.m. Tuesday in Huntington Harbor and taken to Huntington Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Police say a portable generator found on the boat is believed to be the source of the fumes that caused the victims to lose consciousness. Detective Sgt. Thomas Groneman tells Newsday that carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in their deaths.
Police have identified the victims as 43-year-old Juan Torres of Huntington Station, 45-year-old Patrick Franklin of Port Jefferson and his wife, 44-year-old Susan Franklin.
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May 3, 2010: 5:21 pm
Oh this is horrible. I have often gone to lake Powell with some friends and had the carbon monoxide alarm beep while we were sleeping on the boat and most of the time we would just open a window or door and then let it go. I will take this more seriously now. I wonder if their alarm just didn’t work. sad. |
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May 3, 2010: 1:11 pm
This is terrible. Is there any indication that it was on purpose? Or that there was foul-play involved? |
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