A two-year-old girl has died on boxing day, Saturday, December 26, 2015 after she swallowed a small battery.
The deceased named Brianna Florer, was at her grandparents’ house when her skin turned blue and she began throwing up blood before she was rushed to a hospital but unfortunately didn’t survive.
Florer’s grandfather, Kent Vice, said: “On Saturday she was fine. It was a perfect Christmas.
“They operated on her for two and a half hours, but they couldn’t stop the bleeding.
“They believed the battery (acid) ate through to her carotid artery by way of her esophagus… We had no idea when she swallowed it.
“I want to keep these things out of houses. They are dangerous.”
Mirror UK reports that the family, who live in Oklahoma , has set up a fundraising page aiming to raise $7,500 to pay for Brianna’s funeral.
A post on GoFundMe said: “Please find it in your heart to donate money to help pay for this sweet little angels funeral expenses as the family will need time to heal from such a tragedy and will be missing some work ect. But most of all please add them to your prayers.”
A post mortem is due to take place in the next two to four months to determine the little girl’s official cause of death.
