Two People Died in Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

PRINCETON (WJON News) -- Two people have died in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office says they were called to a home in Princeton Township on Sunday night.

They found the body of 27-year-old Marcos Larson of Princeton in a bedroom. They also found the body of 20-year-old Kylea May of Princeton.

A cat in the home also died and a dog was going in and out of consciousness.

The person who called 911 was taken to M Heath Fairview in Princeton for treatment, her condition is not known.

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The Princeton Fire Department used equipment to determine there were lethal amounts of carbon monoxide inside the home. The occupants of the house were using a gas-powered generator to power some space heaters in addition to propane heaters to heat the house. There was no power or running water in the house.