Cape woman dies from carbon monoxide

Lethal levels of carbon monoxide took the life of a Cape Girardeau resident early Saturday morning.

According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, Bette Wiist, 81, accidentally left her car's engine running in the garage on Friday. As the engine ran throughout the night, carbon monoxide was sucked in through the home's air conditioning unit and dispersed into Wiist's home.

Cape Girardeau Police spokesperson Jason Selzer said the victim's sister and neighbor discovered the deceased woman at her kitchen table at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday.

The car's engine was left running from an undetermined time Friday evening until 8 p.m. on Saturday.

For more details, check out Thursday's Southeast Missourian or www.semissourian.com