Lenawee County Sheriff: 3 dead at Faster Horses due to potential carbon monoxide exposure

Incident is unrelated to earlier death at Faster Horses Festival

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WOODSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities are investigating the deaths of three men Saturday afternoon at the Faster Horses Festival in Cambridge Township.

According to authorities, the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office was alerted at about 1:30 p.m. to unresponsive people at a campground in Woodstock Township during the Faster Horses Festival. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found five men inside a travel trailer, all unresponsive.

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Police said medical staff administered CPR, but three of the men were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were rushed to a local hospital to be treated for acute carbon monoxide poisoning, where they are listed in critical condition.

The incident is unrelated to the death of a woman at the festival Saturday morning.

The Sheriff’s Office said they believe the incident was caused by carbon monoxide exposure from a generator that was located near the travel trailer.

First responders stress the importance of keeping generators and exhaust fumes from running vehicles away from camping areas, tents, and travel trailers.

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