FRUITDALE, Ind. (AP) - A coroner says a 19-year-old central
Indiana woman's death was likely caused by intentionally inhaling
fumes from a can of air freshener.

Police say the mother of Elizabeth Mulvey found her unresponsive
Tuesday afternoon in the younger woman's home at the Brown County
community of Fruitdale. County Coroner Earl Piper says Mulvey had
been dead for at least eight hours and that items found in the home
point to a huffing-related death.

He said that propellants in aerosol cans contain butane-based
elements that can be toxic if directly inhaled.

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