ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. – Police said two young men were working on a well outside of a Michigan home, and then they died from exposure to chemicals.
Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Cribbins Road near Bryce Road in Clyde Township just before noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, to investigate two unconscious men.
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Deputies said they immediately smelled chemicals.
A 20-year-old man from Riley Township and a 21-year-old man from Clyde Township were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.
They died because of exposure to hydrogen sulfide, officials said.
Police said the men were working on a well at the recently purchased home.
Multiple first responders were decontaminated at the hospital due to chemical exposure.