The Tragic Death of Enora Lavenir: Parents sue Airbnb over 19-month-old girl’s OD death by fentanyl left by former tenants
MIAMI, FLORIDA: A French family's 19-month-old daughter tragically died from an accidental fentanyl overdose during their vacation in Miami, leaving them inconsolable. They are now pressing charges on Airbnb on counts of neglect and not properly cleaning the space.
Lydie and Boris Lavenir of Guadeloupe, France, had no idea that when they put their 19-month-old daughter Enora down for a nap, she would not wake up. The little girl was playing with the pots and pans in the kitchen before her parents put her down for a two-hour nap. Unfortunately, when Lydie tried to wake up Enora in their rented cottage in Florida in August 2021, she found her daughter foaming at the mouth and blue in the face.
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"Enora’s dead," the horrified mother screamed, according to the Washington Post. The family frantically dialed 911, but it was too late for baby Enora, whose death was later determined to be an accidental fentanyl overdose. Even worse, the family was initially made a suspect by the authorities despite not knowing what the extremely dangerous drug was. That immediately changed, though, when fentanyl was completely absent from the house and Lydie and Boris both tested negative for the substance.
The family is adamant that the previous tenants, who acknowledged hosting a cocaine-infused party weeks before they moved in, were somehow involved. Investigators tested a number of ideas but remain uncertain. Investigators spoke with the former tenants, who denied having any fentanyl, and once they were contacted, they also looked into Enora's sleeping habits and medical background to see if they might uncover any connections.
Investigators concluded that her tragic death was accidental because no culprit could be found. "I am currently unable to determine how the child Enora Lavenir ingested the fentanyl," a final report read. "Therefore I am unable to develop probable cause for abuse or neglect leading to the death of Enora. Currently, the manner of death is listed as accidental."
The drugs were 'definitely in that unit, that Airbnb'
Thomas Scolaro, the family's lawyer, is bot interested in determining where the drug came from; rather, he wants to prove that Airbnb was careless and neglected to thoroughly clean the area between occupants. "The only thing we have here is our common sense," Scolaro told the Post. "It was definitely in that unit, that Airbnb. Which particular person left the drugs is frankly not anything I’m trying to prove. What I want to show is Airbnb provided no cleanup, no warning, no measure of safety for the family." The rental company has not responded to the lawsuit but said, "Our hearts go out to the Lavenir family and their loved ones for their devastating loss."