TRAGIC DEATH OF THIS COUPLE, KILLED BY CARBON-MONOXIDE

 TRAGIC DEATH OF THIS COUPLE, KILLED BY CARBON-MONOXIDE
Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning is behind the deaths of married couple Andrew and Anne Basnett and the man's brother, Robert Basnett.

It's understood Andrew, 69, got into the empty in-ground cement water tank on the farm in Gunning to carry out maintenance work but he quickly lost consciousness and died.

His brother, Robert, 68, then jumped into the tank to check on him, but he too succumbed to the fumes and collapsed.

There was a petrol pump being used to clean the tank and that may have been the cause of the build of fumes at the bottom of the water tank," NSW Police Superintendent Andrew Koutsoufis told reporters on Friday.

Andrew's wife Anne then alerted a neighbour before also climbing into the tank to check on the collapsed pair before she too was tragically killed by the fumes.

"It's an absolute tragic set of circumstances, a tragic accident," Supt Koutsoufis said.

"It's devastated a family ... and being a small country town, it's also a devastating outcome for a small town like Gunning. So a lot of people are hurting at the moment."

 tragic death of this wonderful couple

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