Callaway – A Callaway couple believes they had a close call with carbon monoxide gas, just weeks after a different couple was found dead in their homes, apparently killed by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Tuesday, Bay County Fire and Rescue, Bay County Sheriff’s deputies, and curious neighbors could be seen gathered in front of a home on Minneola Street. Neighbors say the couple, who were in their 80’s and had been at home with a caretaker, were having a hard time staying awake, and were experiencing dizziness, nausea, and headaches. A deputy on the scene said when the trio plugged in an old carbon monoxide detector it lit up, indicating the presence of the gas.

Fortunately, with the help of the caretaker, the couple was able to get out of the house and call for help. When our reporter arrived on the scene, there were no injuries reported, and the couple was said to be resting outside their home. On Wednesday, a neighbor reported that the couple was back in their home, doing well, and that a leak in the gas-powered hot water heater was to blame for the trouble.

This incident happened not far from the Miles Drive home where 61-year old Iris Chesley and her 70-year-old husband Alfred Chesley died mysteriously. A toxicology report indicates they died from carbon monoxide poisioning, but authorities are still not sure where the gas could have come from, since the Chesley’s home was not hooked up to any natural gas heating systems.

In the case Tuesday, the couple did have natural gas hooked up, which can be a source for carbon monoxide.