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Girl, 2, dies after drinking cleaning chemicals from soda bottle Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla., - A 2-year-old girl died after drinking poisonous chemicals her father had left in a soda bottle in the backseat of the family's sport utility vehicle, sheriff's officials said Monday. Marily Mosso was pronounced dead Saturday night at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Her father, Flavio Mosso, works for a Plant City company that installs marble and granite countertops and the chemicals are used to clean them. The Polk County Sheriff's Office is still awaiting the results of the toxicology and autopsy reports to determine the type of chemicals, spokeswoman Donna Wood said. Marily's mother, Gloria Mosso, was cleaning their vehicle Saturday while Marily was outside with her. Marily got the bottle through an open car door. After her mother saw she had the bottle and the cap was off, she took Marily inside. After Marily began vomiting, the Mossos rushed her and the bottle to the hospital. Her death is under investigation, but Wood said there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. "It's one of those very painful situations where we just have to remind one another we can't take our eyes off them (children)," Wood said. "The family was very distraught."

Truly tragic. I constantly remind my kids that the garage is off limits and that they are never to go in there without an adult. Luckily they listen and I have all of the bad stuff on a high shelf and the 55ers have the bungs replaced each time. Could never imagine the pain of one of my kids dying before me. I feel for the family. Keth

They say the worst feeling in the world is to have to lay one of your children to rest. I can't imagine how that would feel. Let alone having to go the rest of my life knowing that I was at fault. Some times we all need the reminder. Thanks for posting that. If it only wakes up one of us to the possable consquences and how easily it can happen, it's worth the gut wrenching read. My heart goes out to the family.