Ex-wife confirms that Clarens couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning
The two campers on the farm Langkranz near Clarens on the weekend died probably because of carbon monoxide poisoning and not from a gas leak as police originally suspected and communicated.
A couple apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a gathering of Suzuki Jimny cars in the Free State earlier this week, and not due to a gas leak.
Carl Koen (52) and Sharon de Villiers (50) were found dead in their tent on Monday on the camping terrain of Langkranz near Clarens, where the gathering was held.
Koen’s ex-wife, Lynne, confirmed it was not a gas leak, but that the burner flame of the small gas stove most probably did not go out.
She said Carl was a wonderful father to their three kids, Meaghan (23), Jennifer Rose (22) and Ruari (18).
“He was a loving man and left a legacy of goodness to everyone who knew him,” said Lynne.
Carl was a co-director of a software company and president of the Mustang Musketeers Club in SA.
He is also survived by Carl Koen Sr and his stepmom, Rosalie Koen.
De Villiers who was a project manager with Liberty Life, is survived by her daughter, Bianca van Eeden.
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