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Two women found dead in home near Mercer University, possible carbon monoxide poisoning

They were found on Friday morning in a home on Prince Street.

MACON, Ga. — Two women are dead in Macon in a possible case of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

Jones says deputy coroner Luann Stone pronounced them dead just after 11 this morning.

They were discovered in a home on Prince Street, which is located near Mercer University in Macon. 

Jones says they are 76-year-old Bertha Jackson and 65-year-old Lenora Maynard.

There were no signs of a crime or foul play. 

The bodies will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab to confirm a cause of death.

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