3 North Carolina Marines Were Found Dead in Car With Unconnected Exhaust Pipes, Autopsies Show

3 North Carolina Marines Were Found Dead in Car With Unconnected Exhaust Pipes, Autopsies Show
Signage stands on the main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base outside Jacksonville, N.C., on April 29, 2022. Allen G. Breed/AP Photo
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RALEIGH, N.C.—The car where three Marines died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in North Carolina in July had unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes, according to autopsy findings released on Wednesday.

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office said months ago that autopsies performed on Camp Lejeune lance corporals Tanner Kaltenberg, Merax Dockery, and Ivan Garcia determined that they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, which can happen from car exhaust.