READLYN, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have released autopsy details about a man found dead inside a northeast Iowa home that was damaged by fire.
The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner says 64-year-old Richard Michael Elliot died Sunday at his residence in Readlyn (REED’-lihn). The cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning due to smoke inhalation.
The autopsy report says the manner of death will be certified as an accident.
Firefighters were dispatched to a fire at the residence a little after 7 p.m. Sunday. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, but authorities do not suspect foul play.
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