Four Massachusetts Residents Found Dead in a Maine Cabin, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Suspected

UPDATED: Four Massachusetts residents, two women and two men between the ages of 18 and 22, were found dead in a cabin in Byron, Maine, on Friday night, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department.

A sheriff’s department official said it is believed that the victims were overcome by carbon monoxide, but their deaths are still under investigation. No foul play is suspected.

Brooke Wakelin, 21, her boyfriend Keith Norris, 23, both of Attleboro; and Wakelin’s brother, Matthew Wakelin, 18, and his friend, Deanna Lee Powers, 22, both of Mansfield, were identified as the victims according to the Boston Herald.

According to authorities, the four died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The cabin did not have electricity and the four did not shut off the generator in the basement before going to bed.

Judy Boucher, owner of the Coos Canyon Cabins and Campground, said the father of two of the victims discovered the bodies Friday night, before calling 911 at Boucher’s niece’s house.

The four drove to the cabin on Tuesday to celebrate a graduation and birthday, according to Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant.

Daniel Libon contributed to this report.