A "bubbly and bright" three-year-old "who loved life" was tragically found dead in her bed in the morning having appeared 'healthy' the night before, an inquest heard.
Eva Rydings, from Oldham, was surrounded by vomit at her grandmother's house after being found by her brother on June 11 last year.
An inquest at Rochdale Coroners Court heard how the three-year-old had appeared "healthy" and "normal" before going to bed at around 8pm the night before - except for a mild runny nose.
Eva had slept on a pull-out bed that was slightly angled, so her head potentially laid at an angle higher than the rest of her body, but the mattress was described as "very soft", and Senior Coroner Joanne Kearsley said there was not enough evidence to suggest that this contributed to Eva's death.
She ruled that the three-year-old died from unknown causes.
Shaun Casey, a guardian of Eva, said she 'loved life' and had so much ahead of her.
"She came to us at five weeks old, and she was a proper little daddy's girl," he told the Manchester Evening News.
"She loved going to the farm with her mum and sister. She was mad about Peppa Pig. She was looking forward to starting school."
He said the months since Eva's unexplained death in June had been "tough", with the family left looking for answers over how she could go to bed healthy but never wake up.
"It has not been easy," he said. "We had numerous holidays booked with her, so that's going to be difficult. Christmas last year was very hard. But she just loved life."
Giving evidence, Det Insp Abigail Cronin, from Greater Manchester Police said while investigating Eva's death, she was told of how the three-year-old had spent the night at her grandma's house - somewhere she stayed frequently.
DI Cronin explained how Eva's grandma had put her to bed for the night in a room shared with her five-year-old brother.
But at around 8am, she was woken by the boy, who said Eva would not wake and "looked dead". After finding Eva unresponsive on her bed and surrounded by vomit, she swiftly called an ambulance and asked Mr and Mrs Casey to come home.
Paramedics arrived at the address on Fir Lane shortly after 8am, and found Eva lying in her bed facing the ceiling, as Shaun administered CPR.
Stuart Humphries, from North West Ambulance Service, said he found Eva's mouth swilled with vomit and blood.
Eva was rushed to Royal Oldham Hospital in an air ambulance, where she was sadly pronounced dead.
Consultant Paediatric Pathologist Dr Gemma Petts, who carried out Eva's postmortem, said she found traces of 'several viruses' including pneumonia and Strep A in Eva's blood, but that this was "normal" and she did not believe it was significant enough to have contributed to her death.
"It's not entirely impossible that Eva had an infection with group A strep because she did have pneumonia, but for her to have an infection that contributed to her death, I would have expected to see much more severe evidence of inflammation," she said.
Describing Eva, her other guardian Deborah Casey said she was a "bright, bubbly girl" who was "very switched on and smart for her age".
Coroner Kearsley said that there was not enough evidence to say that Eva's sleeping position contributed to her death. Adding she was a "little gitl who was clearly loved and cared for by a great number of people".
She concluded Eva's death as unascertained and recorded an open conclusion.
