Five people, including police, hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning near Bathurst Five people, including two police officers, were hospitalised with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning near Bathurst overnight. Emergency services were called to a home on Back Cullen Road at Portland about 12.30am (Thursday 7 August 2014), where they found one man unconscious and two needing medical assistance. Two police officers attached to Chifley Local Area Command attended and carried the occupants from the home. The occupants – a 69-year-old woman and two men aged 72 and 79 – were taken to Lithgow Hospital. The older man was later airlifted to Nepean Hospital. The two officers – a sergeant and senior constable – were also taken to hospital. It’s believed they were all suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from a barbeque inside the home. The two officers were released from hospital this morning while the occupants of the home are expected to be released later today. Lithgow detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:21:00 +0000
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