[MR] Fwd: Two deaths at Estrella from tent space-heater asphyxiation]

[Aedan Aylwyn]

Sad greetings all,

I hate to be the spreader of bad news, but...  This came to me in a round
about way from the SCA Chirurgeon's list.  Evidently 2 gentles attending
Estrella War passed away this last weekend, after putting a propane
heater inside their tent in an effort to keep warm.

While I know that we tend not to have camping events when the temperatures
get that low, it is still a possibility.  I'd hate for one of us to make the
same fatal mistake.

Sadly,
Aedan

>2/18/01 Ariz. Republic B2
>2001 WL 8516868
>The Arizona Republic
>Copyright 2001 Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
>Sunday, February 18, 2001
>
>CARBON MONOXIDE SUSPECTED IN 2 DEATHS
>
>    Two campers died Saturday, the victims of possible carbon-
>monoxide poisoning, after they were found in full cardiac arrest
>inside their tent in the southeast Valley.
>   The unidentified pair, a 35-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman,
>were pronounced dead at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, said Jeff
>Stocker, a spokesman for Rural/Metro Corp.
>    The victims were among a group of campers attending an event at
>Schnepf Farms, near Rittenhouse and Combs roads, a popular
>entertainment and concert site, Stocker said. Authorities were called
>after a friend checked the tent to find out why they hadn't gotten
>up.
>   Stocker said a propane heater was found inside the tent. The Pinal
>County Sheriff's Office was investigating whether the deaths may be
>linked to the heater.
>   The bodies were taken to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's
>Office, where autopsies were pending.
>
> >From the Chi list:
> > Sad news from Estrella.......
> >
> > Before anyone hears the rumors, I have just learned that, tragically,
> > there
> > were two deaths at Estrella.  This morning a man and a woman were
> > found dead
> > in their mundane ten as the result of a propane heater asphyxiation.
> > I have
> > it on good authority that they were not Meridians, but were local to
> > Atenveldt. There was a moment of silence held in their honor during
> > the war,
> > and our hearts go out to their families.
> >
>
> >>Greetings to All Good and Noble Members of the SCA,
>
> >>If you have not yet heard, two of our gentle cousins needlessly died at
>Estrella 2001.  They tried to keep warm by putting their propane heater
>inside their mundane tent and were asphyxiated by the fumes.
>
>While we cannot inspect everyone's tents at wars, we hope that you will take
>
>this opportunity to review the common sense rules for your household's
>encampment, and discuss whether or not something is safe.  If you have any
>questions, please contact your Kingdom's Chirurgeon.  They should be able to
>
>help or find a source for answers.
>
>Let our cousins' deaths alert us to the real-life dangers from simple
>appliances which we take for granted...

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Baron Aedan Aylwyn, Provost                     Caer Mear, Atlantia
Email: aedan at mindspring.com                     Royal Bad Influence - Retired
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