(Reuters) - Maryland officials are investigating the death of a prison inmate who was found dead in a steam-filled cell, a prison spokesman said on Sunday.
The inmate, Louis Leysath, 35, was serving a life sentence in Jessup Correctional Institution for murder when he was found on Friday in his cell, which was filled with steam, prison spokesman Mark Vernarelli said in a statement.
Vernarelli said the death occurred "under unusual circumstance."
Correctional staff performed CPR on him, but Leysath was pronounced dead a short time later.
There was no fire in the cell, and no foul play is suspected. It is unclear whether the death was accidental or a suicide, Vernarelli said.
Leysath was housed alone. The investigation is continuing.
(Reporting by John Clarke; Editing by Eric Walsh)
