The family had had a wonderful first day of skiing in the mountains. They had left the heater on in the cabin because they knew they would be cold when they returned. They were also tired, and wanted something to pick them up, so they made four bowls of nice hot soup.
Unfortunately, the faulty heater had filled the cabin with colorless, odorless carbon monoxide while they were out. While they were waiting for their soup to cool a little, they became drowsy. Eventually, they made it to the table to eat their soup, but just as they began, they all were overcome and fell forward with their faces in the soup.
It was only drowning in their soup that saved them from death by carbon monoxide.
Chrisam
31 January 2013
might i hypthesis that it may have been slowing resulting ina build up of humidity along with fall in tempreture from their heater/fireplace failing over night as they slept due to power cut(on ice in fireplace from chimny) thus this humidity gathered in their lungs(mucus and water), they drowned where they slept. *shrugs*
zozee
11 September 2013
Maybe it was an aeroplane cabin, and the fuel leaked?
Senor Coolguy
14 September 2013
Given that it is only the second morning, perhaps they have not yet arrived at their destination? Perhaps the family was in a ship, sleeping in one of the ship's cabins, when the hull breaks open and water overflows the entire boat. Water fills the cabin and the family drowns in their sleep. Help arrives too late, as it was nighttime when this occurred and the ship was helpless in the middle of the ocean. The bodies were only discovered the second morning as a find by another ship or maybe a local fishing crew.
This would fit the requirements. It had not rained, maybe the ship hit a sharp rock or an iceberg, like the infamous Titanic. Given that it is the middle of the ocean, lakes are likely far away, and, finally, it is extremely unlikely a dam would be found in the middle of the ocean.
Hep
13 December 2013
they were found in the cabin of they boat they were travelling in, which sank causing them to drown. they were ~1mile from shore, which is where the nearest lake is, making that irrelevant
FrederickWallace
9 January 2014
The coroner murdered them
dave08
22 January 2014
they are a miles away from the lake but maybe they are so near to the nearest ocean or river.
pogessor
28 January 2014
They reached the top of the high mountains, and there is not enough air. (The nearest lake was maybe frozen or below the surface.)
BenLuc
21 October 2014
The water in their lungs.
Jimmyfish
30 November 2014
Pulmonary edema from altitude sickness from not acclimating to the elevation.
ashwin
14 January 2015
The geyser was on, and the lock didn't work..
oncemoreforluck
10 June 2015
maybe someone drowned them in the lake (in the middle of the night) and then drove to their cabin, depositing the bodies, and drove home, or was the person who "found" them.
PurpleGiraffe
20 March 2018
An avalanche could have caused extremely fine, powdered snow to fill the air. The family fled from the avalanche into the cabin but it was already to late; they had inhaled some snow that would melt in their lungs and cause them to drown.
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avalanche?? u noe..the snow melts...???
The family had had a wonderful first day of skiing in the mountains. They had left the heater on in the cabin because they knew they would be cold when they returned. They were also tired, and wanted something to pick them up, so they made four bowls of nice hot soup.
Unfortunately, the faulty heater had filled the cabin with colorless, odorless carbon monoxide while they were out. While they were waiting for their soup to cool a little, they became drowsy. Eventually, they made it to the table to eat their soup, but just as they began, they all were overcome and fell forward with their faces in the soup.
It was only drowning in their soup that saved them from death by carbon monoxide.
might i hypthesis that it may have been slowing resulting ina build up of humidity along with fall in tempreture from their heater/fireplace failing over night as they slept due to power cut(on ice in fireplace from chimny) thus this humidity gathered in their lungs(mucus and water), they drowned where they slept. *shrugs*
Maybe it was an aeroplane cabin, and the fuel leaked?
Given that it is only the second morning, perhaps they have not yet arrived at their destination? Perhaps the family was in a ship, sleeping in one of the ship's cabins, when the hull breaks open and water overflows the entire boat. Water fills the cabin and the family drowns in their sleep. Help arrives too late, as it was nighttime when this occurred and the ship was helpless in the middle of the ocean. The bodies were only discovered the second morning as a find by another ship or maybe a local fishing crew.
This would fit the requirements. It had not rained, maybe the ship hit a sharp rock or an iceberg, like the infamous Titanic. Given that it is the middle of the ocean, lakes are likely far away, and, finally, it is extremely unlikely a dam would be found in the middle of the ocean.
they were found in the cabin of they boat they were travelling in, which sank causing them to drown. they were ~1mile from shore, which is where the nearest lake is, making that irrelevant
The coroner murdered them
they are a miles away from the lake but maybe they are so near to the nearest ocean or river.
They reached the top of the high mountains, and there is not enough air. (The nearest lake was maybe frozen or below the surface.)
The water in their lungs.
Pulmonary edema from altitude sickness from not acclimating to the elevation.
The geyser was on, and the lock didn't work..
maybe someone drowned them in the lake (in the middle of the night) and then drove to their cabin, depositing the bodies, and drove home, or was the person who "found" them.
An avalanche could have caused extremely fine, powdered snow to fill the air. The family fled from the avalanche into the cabin but it was already to late; they had inhaled some snow that would melt in their lungs and cause them to drown.
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