In Calvados, a woman found lifeless, possibly poisoned by carbon monoxide

The village of Ussy (Calvados) had been without electricity since the day before with snowfall in Normandy on Friday November 22, 2024. At the same time, an elderly person was discovered lifeless. A space heater found on site led investigators to believe that it was probably carbon monoxide poisoning. Analyzes are underway.

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A woman died in the center of Ussy, a village of just over 800 souls in Calvados, near Falaise, Friday November 22, 2024, in the afternoon. Without news of her mother and aunt, who live in the same home, a woman went to their home on Friday around 4 p.m. She discovered a lifeless resident. She was 85 years old. The other, 72 years old, unresponsive, was transported to Caen University Hospital.

Possible carbon monoxide poisoning

According to the first elements collected by the gendarmes on site, they were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. Additional heating was found on site while part of the town was without electricity since Thursday, November 21. However, analyzes are underway to confirm the cause of death.