Twin 80-year-old brothers died Sunday night from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, Lewis County Sheriff’s Officials said.
Wash.– The brothers were working on the exhaust manifold of an antique car in the closed garage at one of the men’s Chehalis home, deputies said. The other brother was visiting from Rainier.
When the wife of one of the victims returned home from a neighbor’s home, she discovered the two men unconscious in the garage and called 911.
Medics arrived to find high levels of carbon monoxide in the garage and rushed both victims to area hospitals. One brother was taken to Centralia Providence Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. He was identified by the Lewis County coroner as William Schofield.
The other brother was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he later died Monday morning. His name has not yet been released.
“These brothers were simply working on a car together and ended up dying from a silent killer,” Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield said in a statement. “Educate yourself about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and keep you, your friends and family safe.”
