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

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. The new reports, which said there were no obvious signs of suicide, foul play, or drug use, confirmed that as the probable cause of death. But the reports from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner provided additional information regarding the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The Marines were found dead on the morning of July 23 at a convenience store parking lot in Hampstead, in the southeastern part of the state. The 2000 Lexus sedan belonging to Garcia was equipped in an unsafe manner, the reports suggested....