2021 Tribistovo poisoning

2021 Tribistovo poisoning
Date1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)
TimeBetween 04:00–10:00 CET
LocationTribistovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°31′26.4″N 17°21′3.3″E / 43.524000°N 17.350917°E / 43.524000; 17.350917
Tribistovo
Tribistovo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Tribistovo
Tribistovo (Europe)
TypeCarbon monoxide poisoning
Deaths8

On 1 January 2021, around 10:00 CET, in the village of Tribistovo, near the town of Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, eight teenagers – four boys and four girls – were found dead in a holiday cottage after a New Year's Eve celebration. The cause of death was determined as suffocation from carbon monoxide poisoning, instigated by a power generator used to heat the cottage.

The tragedy received widespread media coverage from many local and international outlets, prompting a national day of mourning on 2 January, while the Government of the West Herzegovina Canton declared three days of mourning from 2–4 January. The Government of Croatia declared a national day of mourning on 5 January. The victims' funerals were attended by thousands of citizens from both countries.