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Texas boy, 11, killed in his family s trailer during Ercot s winter power outage died of carbon monoxide poisoning NOT hypothermia, autopsy report reveals
Cristian Pavon, 11, was found unresponsive inside his family s mobile home in Conroe on February 16 after it lost power and temperatures plunged
The boy, who had no pre-existing conditions, was pronounced dead that day
He had been thrilled to see snow for the first time hours before his death
Cristian s cause of death was initially believed to be hypothermia but the autopsy report revealed Wednesday it was acute carbon monoxide toxicity
Cristian s family sued energy company ERCOT for $100 million
At Least 57 People Died in the February Winter Storm in Texas By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune | March 17, 2021
At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of the mid-February 2021 winter storm, according to preliminary data the state health department released March 15.
The largest number of deaths at least 25 occurred in Harris County, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported.
The deaths occurred in at least 25 counties between Feb. 11 and March 5, the state agency said. The majority of verified deaths were associated with hypothermia, but health officials said some were also caused by motor vehicle wrecks, “carbon monoxide poisoning, medical equipment failure, falls and fire.”