LAKELAND, Fla.-
A 2-year-old girl died after drinking cleaning chemicals stored in a soda bottle her father had left in the family’s vehicle, officials said Monday.
Marily Mosso was pronounced dead Saturday night at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Her father, Flavio Mosso, works for a company that installs marble and granite countertops, and the chemicals are used to clean them.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was awaiting the results of toxicology and autopsy reports to determine the exact chemicals involved, spokeswoman Donna Wood said.
Marily’s mother, Gloria Mosso, was cleaning their sport utility vehicle Saturday while Marily got the bottle through an open door. The mother saw she had the open bottle and took Marily inside.
The couple rushed the girl to the hospital when she began vomiting.
“It’s one of those very painful situations where we just have to remind one another we can’t take our eyes off (children),” Wood said.
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