A Florida family is reeling after their 19-month-old died after a mysterious Fentanyl overdose following the family staying in an Airbnb.
Now, the family is suing the company.
The New York Post reports that Lydie and Boris Lavenir put down their toddler, Enora, for a nap after Enora had spent a long evening playing with four of her siblings at a lake house in Wellington in August 2021.
Lydie walked into the room two hours later to wake up the toddler, but she was horrified to find that Enoras face was blue and foam was coming from her mouth, according to the Washington Post. She screamed out, Enoras dead.
The family called 911, but first responders arrived too late to save Enora, who was likely already deceased before the phone call was even placed. An autopsy was performed on Enora, which determined that she had a lethal dose of Fentanyl in her system. The Lavenirs, who are from the French Island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, said that they had never heard of the drug Fentanyl, according to the Washington Post.
How the toddler interacted with the deadly drug is a complete mystery. However, it is known that coming in contact with even a tiny amount of this drug can prove lethal, even for adults. This has recently manifested as a national crisis as the anesthetic has spread rapidly throughout the country.
The New York Post reports that there werent any traces of the drug found in the rental house, and investigators suspected that the parents might have been involved. However, the parents tested negative for the drug, and there were no traces on their clothing, according to police.
According to the Washington Post, an investigator wrote the following in a report about the situation: I am currently unable to determine how the child Enora Lavenir ingested the Fentanyl.
At first, the family didnt consider the idea that drugs might have killed their daughter. They suspected it might have had something to do with what she experienced on the plane ride from where they lived to the rental house where they were staying. However, that has been ruled out. The toddlers bottle also tested negative for Fentanyl, which has been ruled out.
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