The police and NFC's investigation into the death at the Svalåtjärn cabin is complete. Now a warning is issued after several deaths in the county.
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A woman was found dead in the Svalåtjärn cabin in February 2025. An investigation has been conducted regarding carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a camping stove.
The woman was found dead in a shelter at the Svalåtjärn cabin in Härjedalen in February 2025. The police investigation established that the woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Suspicions arose that the poisoning was caused by the woman using her camping stove to keep warm and cook indoors within the shelter.
"We wanted to know more about the causes, whether we needed to issue a warning, and therefore we asked the National Forensic Centre, NFC, to investigate the matter," says Agnetha Brovinius at the Jämtland County Police.
In its investigation, the NFC tested different ways of lighting the camping stove and measured carbon monoxide levels. The stove in question is a liquid fuel camping stove.
By this summer, the investigation was finally complete.
"The conclusion is that the camping stove may have caused the carbon monoxide poisoning," says Agnetha Brovinius.
However, it cannot be established with one hundred percent certainty that this was the case – or that it was the only cause, she adds.
Following the death, questions were also raised about the design of the shelter, primarily the ventilation.
However, since then, the county administrative board has taken several measures, including regarding ventilation specifically. The police will therefore not pursue that matter further, as there is also no suspicion of a crime.
Regarding the stove in the shelter, it is unclear whether it was used.
"But the NFC notes that it is unlikely the stove in the shelter had any impact," says Agnetha Brovinius.
The investigation into the death at the Svalåtjärn cabin is now being concluded.
However, in light of what the investigation shows, the police now want to issue a warning and urge caution when using open fires or stoves in small spaces, such as using camping stoves in shelters and tents.
This is because the death at Svalåtjärn is one of three that have occurred in the county recently.
This summer, two men were found dead in a tent in Härjedalen.
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