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An Ohio teenager suffered a freak death after she stepped outside her home in bare feet - just over five years after her brother died of cancer at the age of 11.
First responders say Olivia Bright, 17, was electrocuted while stepping into a camper in the yard near her family's East Toledo home on Sunday at around 9pm.
Firefighters blamed faulty wiring in an empty lot outside her home as well as a recent storm which caused the yard to be wet, according to WTOL.
Water is a conductor of electricity, and it's suggested Olivia could have stepped in a live puddle, although investigations are ongoing.
Olivia Bright, 17, suffered a freak death after she stepped outside her East Toledo home in bare feet on Sunday night
he Bright family are reeling from the unexpected loss of the teenager, who was just a few months away from turning 18 (Olivia pictured as a child)
Olivia was transported to a local hospital with burns on her right hand while in cardiac arrest. She was later pronounced dead.
But her mother has doubts about her teenage daughter's cause of death.
'All I know is that Toledo Edison cleared my power, they cleared my electrical,' Kimberly Bright, told 13 ABC.
She also noted that police did not find any charring on the door of the camper, which was unplugged.
The family will now check in with the coroner for an official cause of death.
'All I want to know is how my daughter passed - that's the answers I want,' Kimberly said.
Her mother, Kimberly, says she has doubts about her daughter's cause of death
Olivia was stepping into a camper near her yard when officials say she was electrocuted
In the meantime, the Bright family are reeling from the unexpected loss of the teenager, who was just a few months away from turning 18.
They have described Olivia as a bit of a handful, but overall a good kid who was outspoken, loved music - especially Carrie Underwood - and was well-loved.
'It's hard,' Kimberly said of her daughter's passing. 'Five-and-a-half years ago, I buried my son Brandon. He was the age 11. He died of glioblastoma.
'Now I have to go and make arrangements for my daughter Olivia.'
Olivia's death comes just over five years after the death of her brother, Brandon, who died of brain cancer at the age of 11 in 2019
An online fundraiser has been set up to help the family with the funeral arrangements, noting: 'This is extremely hard for our family because we have lost her brother at age 11 in 2019 due to brain cancer.'
An obituary for Brandon says he 'enjoyed many things in life, especially Batman, NASCAR, wrestling, Fast & Furious, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kane Brown, Blake Shelton [and] monster trucks.'
Kimberly said she is now holding onto her other children and grandchildren to get her through this rough time.
'All I'm saying is treasure your children while they're here,' she pleaded to other parents.
'Be there for your kids, because they could be here today and gone tomorrow, like mine was, and she was only 17.'
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