Two Detroit children in a van died from carbon monoxide not excessive cold, autopsies show
- Dr. LokMan Sung stated that the cause of death for two Detroit children was carbon monoxide toxicity, classified as an accident.
- Authorities confirmed that the children died in a minivan due to carbon monoxide, not cold exposure.
- Mayor Mike Duggan reported that the children's family had no permanent housing and had reached out about their situation.
- Duggan announced new policies aimed at preventing similar incidents, stating, 'This cannot ever happen again.
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2 Detroit kids sleeping in van died of carbon monoxide, not hypothermia, medical examiner says
The cause of death of two young children who were sleeping in their family's van was revealed to be carbon monoxide poisoning and not exposure to the cold as Detroit authorities first thought.
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 2 children in minivan at Detroit casino, medical examiner says
DETROIT, MI – The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the two children found not breathing in a minivan outside Detroit’s Greektown Casino died of carbon monoxide poisoning, Fox 2 Detroit reports.
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