A seven-year-old girl from Lakeland has died from possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.
According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the generator was being run inside the living room of a home located at 5124 Dossey Rd. South.
Shashunda Wilson, 41, said she woke up Wednesday morning and was feeling dizzy. She also noticed her daughter appeared dead.
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Wilson was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center for symptoms of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.
Crews opened the windows to the home and found Terryn Wilson, 7, dead in a bed after it was safe to enter the home.
A neighboring duplex had dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, as well.
No one else was affected.
"This is the first death our agency has worked related to Hurricane Irma. It's a tragedy when anyone dies, but when a child dies, it's a horrific tragedy. Please, please follow safety instructions that we have stressed over and over so no other tragedies such as this one occur," said Sheriff Grady Judd.
