Bosnian police say eight young men and women have died in a house in southwestern Bosnia, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve celebration
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Eight young men and women have died in a house in southwestern Bosnia, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve celebration, police said Friday.
Local police spokeswoman Martina Medic told The Associated Press that police responded to a call around 10 a.m. and headed to a house in Tribistovo where several people were found dead. The village is located 150 kilometers (90) southwest of Sarajevo, the capital.
Later, the regional police commissioner, Milan Galic, told the N1 station that the victims were local residents, four men and four women, aged 18 to 20.
“They probably suffocated, but more information will be available after the investigation,” Galic said.
The municipality of Posusje, where the village is located, in a Facebook post lamented “eight young lives lost” and urged local cafes and restaurants to close to honor the victims. Senior officials in Bosnia and Croatia offered condolences to their families.
Bosnian and Croatian media said the eight were high school and college students who died due to carbon monoxide leaking from a generator they used to heat while celebrating New Year’s Eve in a house rural.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that can cause illness and sudden death.