UPDATE: Laurel County Sheriff John Root says a preliminary autopsy in Frankfort attended by Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel indicates James.
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Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the home had no power for some period before the couple was found because snow and ice from the storms had damaged power lines.
Last week, a Laurel County woman died and her family members were sickened by a build up of carbon monoxide in their home after they began using a generator when they lost electric power.
An initial police investigation showed the home was without power due to the winter weather and the occupants of the residence had been using a fuel-operated generator to help operate a basement sump pump, according to the Kentucky State Police.