Saturday, October 26

3 Marines discovered at North Carolina gasoline station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officers say

RALEIGH, N.C. — Three U.S. Marines discovered unresponsive in a automobile at a North Carolina gasoline station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the native sheriff’s workplace mentioned Wednesday.

Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office discovered the three males Sunday morning in a privately owned automobile exterior a Speedway gasoline station in Hampstead. Autopsies carried out Wednesday by the North Carolina Office of Medical Examiner decided that each one three deaths had been the results of carbon monoxide poisoning, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office didn’t instantly clarify whether or not their deaths had been unintended.



“I am saddened by the timeless and tragic death of these three young men, who served our country honorably,” Sheriff Alan Cutler mentioned. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with their families and colleagues during this time.”

The lance corporals, recognized by the U.S. Marine Corps as Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19, of Madison, Wisconsin, Merax C. Dockery, 23, of Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, and Ivan R. Garcia, 23, of Naples, Florida, had been stationed at close by Camp Lejeune.

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