PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Health is reporting that two people have now died of storm-related causes after this week’s blizzard.
Newport police confirmed on Tuesday that Joseph Boutros, a 21-year-old Salve Regina University student, died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after he was found unresponsive in a vehicle with snow covering the exhaust pipe Monday night.
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On Wednesday, Health Department spokesperson Joseph Wendelken told 12 News that he didn’t have an official cause of death for the second individual, but noted that it was “shoveling-related.”
The person’s name and location have not been made public…