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ALTAMONT, Duchesne County — The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office says a family staying in a rental cabin at Six Lakes Lodge was hospitalized Saturday morning after becoming ill from carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to a news release from the sheriff's office, the call came in about 2:30 a.m. The release also states that family members reported being ill Friday evening.
The Altamont Fire Department and Altamont and Roosevelt ambulances responded to the scene, where emergency personnel used a carbon monoxide detector to determine the cabin was full of carbon monoxide.
Everyone in the cabin was transported to a nearby hospital. The release did not mention how many people were in the cabin, nor their conditions.
The American Red Cross of Utah encourages residents to test and replace batteries in carbon monoxide detectors at the same time as smoke alarms. Additionally, if residents are unable to physically install a carbon monoxide detector, they should reach out to the Red Cross for assistance.
According to a news release from the Red Cross, at least 420 people die each year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are taken to the hospital for symptoms from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The common signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, the release said.
