A couple found dead together in their condominium had been suffering from a serious case of the flu, neighbors said.
Detectives said the deaths were not suspicious and there was no sign of violence in the home. An autopsy will be conducted to determine an official cause of death.
Edwin and Louise Kaczmarski, both 65, were found dead in their condominium at the Madeira Beach Yacht Club on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Tess Orlando, a member of the board of directors at the 286-unit waterfront complex, said she and complex manager Tom Petty went to the couple's condominium unit to see whether they had returned from a trip to Pennsylvania to attend a classic car show.
Petty went in, saw the bodies and told Orlando to call 911, Orlando said.
Louise Kaczmarski was also on the condo board, and Orlando said she wanted to know whether Kaczmarski was going to attend a scheduled meeting.
"They both had the flu," Orlando said.
That last time Orlando heard from Louise Kaczmarski was in an e-mail sent before the Kaczmarskis returned from their trip. Louise Kaczmarski, who had a heart condition, wrote, "I feel awful," Orlando said.
"They were good people," Orlando said. "It's such a shock."
Detectives said the bodies were discovered in a severe state of decomposition.
Bill Pellan, director of investigations for the Pinellas Medical Examiner's Office, said several people at the condominium complex reportedly had flu-like symptoms last month. One was tested for N1HI, and the test was negative.
There was contact with the Kaczmarskis at the time of the May report, but there was no indication that either were suffering flu-like symptoms at the time, he said.
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement
Advertisement