British couple killed by carbon monoxide in Majorca are named

British couple killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Majorca are named – as local reports say wood burner leak may have been to blame

• Michael Rowan, 62, and Sharon Price, 56, were found dead at Majorca home
• Investigators have confirmed the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide
• A leak in a wood burning stove may have poisoned the home, officials fear 

A British couple who were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at their farmhouse in Majorca have been named.

Michael Rowan, 62, and his 56-year-old partner Sharon Price were found lifeless at the country property near the picturesque town of Selva on Monday after their UK-based son asked for a check-up.

Their bodies are believed to have remained undiscovered for two days at the home they moved into last year.

Overnight it was confirmed the autopsies had confirmed investigators’ initial suspicions the deaths were the result of carbon monoxide poisoning.

A British couple were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Majorca (property pictured)

Local reports linked the intoxications to a leak in a wood burning stove through loose-fitting pipework that meant poisonous fumes entered the room where it was installed.

The motor of a portable generator said to have been kept inside the property, despite recommendations appliances of this kind should be kept outside, is also believed to have produced the odourless and colourless gas blamed for their deaths.

The alarm was raised around 4pm on Monday after a person looking after the country property discovered their bodies.

Selva’s mayor Joan Rotger went to the scene after being told of the news.

Police were alerted after a person looking after the country home went to the property because their worried son who lives in the UK couldn’t contact them

Overnight it was confirmed the autopsies had confirmed investigators’ initial suspicions the deaths were the result of carbon monoxide poisoning 

He told regional TV station IB3 before the results of the post-mortems were known that the most probable hypothesis being considered was that of poisoning linked to gas combustion.

He also revealed the expat couple had bought the property around a year and a half ago.

The house is in the municipality of Selva, although it is outside the small town at the foot of the Tramuntana mountains, just off the road linking Inca to Mancor de la Vall in the north of Majorca.

It is not yet clear if the couple’s family intend to repatriate their bodies and whether relatives have travelled to the island.

A Foreign Office spokesman told MailOnline: ‘We are supporting the family of a British couple who died in Mallorca and are in contact with the local authorities.’

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