Dog groomer, pup die in mobile van after deadly carbon monoxide poisoning

Dog groomer Victoria Starr Ferraro, 60, and a customer’s dog, Oliver Oken, were found unresponsive in a mobile grooming van in San Antonio and later pronounced dead. The medical examiner determined Ferraro died from carbon monoxide toxicity; the source of the gas has not been identified, and authorities said there was no sign of foul play.

Ferraro had collected the 10-year-old dog earlier that Wednesday, and the owner and a neighbour began searching after hours passed without hearing from her. The family said they were grieving for both Oliver and Ferraro, and called for stronger safety measures for mobile grooming businesses, including carbon monoxide detectors, alarms and proper ventilation.