Police investigating the deaths of two people found at a house in Vulcans Lane, Workington, are preparing a file for the coroner.
Officers can confirm the deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
Formal identification has yet to take place but next of kin have been informed.
Officers were made aware of a concern for the welfare of a man at 9.45am yesterday (February 5).
Officers forced entry to a house in Vulcans Lane, Workington, where a man, believed to be in his fifties, and a woman, believed to be in her eighties, were found deceased.
Detective Inspector Matt Scott said: “These deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
“Investigations on behalf of the coroner are continuing.