Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, the Santa Fe Sheriffs Department in New Mexico said Friday, one day after they were found dead with their dog.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, and their dog were found dead in their home outside Santa Fe, authorities say.

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are believed to have died around nine days before their bodies were discovered, investigators say. The couple were founded dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the early hours of February 27 after a maintenance worker called emergency services.