PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Five days after a toddler died of a suspected fentanyl overdose, Portland police say they are still searching for the little girl’s mother.
Baby Aurora’s aunt and cousin spoke with KOIN 6 News on Tuesday, sharing that they are heartbroken and horrified by the news of her death.
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Family members shared Aurora Fernandez had big brown eyes and an even bigger smile, and hope she can be remembered for her happy demeanor — not as “another child who died from fentanyl.”
“She wanted to be held, and her hair played with, and sang to,” said Dominique Hodges, Aurora’s cousin. “And she loved her dad so much.”
Still, they want to warn the public of the drug’s dangers as well as the damage it has caused their family.
“Drugs are consuming, but it’s not that hard to choose your child,” said Dominique Hodges, Aurora’s cousin.
Portland police said they were called to the Fox Run RV park in Northeast Portland around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday for a “2-year-old child who was in cardiac arrest.”