2 Deaths In Manchester Home Ruled Natural Causes

MANCHESTER, NJ — The deaths of two people who shared a trailer home in the Pine Ridge at Crestwood community have been ruled as resulting from natural causes, authorities said Thursday.

The two — who were not identified but who were landlord and tenant, police said — were found Sunday in the home in the Whiting section of the township after police were called to check on an unresponsive person.

The deaths were initially thought to be suspicious in nature because it's rare for two people to die so closely together due to natural causes, police said. But the investigation, which included autopsies by the Ocean County medical examiner, determined both deaths were due to natural causes.

Both people were elderly and had extensive health issues, police said.

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