5-year-old Colorado girl died from overdose of cold medication: report

Apr 16, 2012 - 10:12
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5-year-old Colorado girl died from overdose of cold medication: report
Tragic: Kimber Michelle Brown, five, died of an accidental overdose on February 12

A 5-year-old Colorado girl who died at her grandmother's house in February overdosed on two over-the-counter cold medications, a medical examiner said.

Kimber Michelle Brown had more than twice the limit of dextromethorphan, a drug found in cough syrup, and elevated levels of Cetirizine, an ingredient in cold medicines, in her system when she died on Feb. 12 while staying with her grandmother near Durango, The Durango Herald reported

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RICK BOWMER/AP

A coroner says that a girl in Durago, Colo., died two months ago from an accidental overdose on two types of cold medicines.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling