A 3-year-old Ohio girl has died from a suspected drug overdose two days after her 2-year-old sister was hospitalised for taking the same medication.
Minnie Maye Riley died on Sunday at Akron Children's Hospital. Police say her younger sister, Heavenly Riley, apparently overdosed two days before and was still in hospital today.
Authorities say the Riley family, from Ashville, were visiting relatives in Akron, and both girls overdosed in the same house, Daily Mail reported.
Investigators are waiting on test results to confirm what drug the girls took, reported the Akron Beacon Journal. No one has been charged but police are investigating.
A GoFundMe page launched by the girls' aunt on February 23 said Heavenly was hospitalised after taking blood pressure medicine.
Two days later, at 1am, Minnie was found unresponsive at the relatives' home in Akron and was also rushed to the hospital, where it was revealed that she, too, had swallowed the same drug.
Despite efforts to revive Minnie, the 3-year-old died two hours later.
The girls' mother, Ashley Riley, has been posting updates about Heavenly's condition on Facebook and asking for prayers.
On Monday, Riley said in a post that she got to see her daughter's "big beautiful eyes today a few times" and said she was able to move a little, but was still very drowsy.
According to the mother, who is married with four daughters, Heavenly was initially put on a more than a dozen medications and has been hooked up to a ventilator from the time of her hospitalisation.
Doctors have since taken her off some of the medications and she has been showing signs of improvement, despite some setbacks.
"My baby is a fighter and her big sister has her wings wrapped around her," Riley said.
She also wrote that her two other daughters were aware Minnie has died, but they have drawn pictures for the toddler so she does not forget them.
The heartbroken mum added that one of her girls filled in half of a page from a colouring book and left the other half blank for her sister Heavenly to complete when she wakes up.
Minnie and Heavenly are the second and third toddlers that police suspect of overdosing in Akron over a five-day period.