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LAKE WORTH, Fla. — A Lake Worth mother is making it her mission to raise awareness on fentanyl overdose deaths after losing her daughter to the drug.

On Tuesday evening, groups gathered to release lanterns on the water beside The Hive in Lake Worth to remember victims.

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Karen Esposito-Sherman organized the event and says her 29-year-old Jenny died from a fentanyl overdose back in 2020.

“We do know that she had some cocaine and it was three-quarters fentanyl,” said Esposito-Sherman. “It killed her instantly.”

She says after WPTV shared her story in 2022 , people reached her after facing similar stories of loss and they’ve been gathering monthly at The Hive.

“We just are

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