Mother of two dies after falling into a vat of molten CHOCOLATE at a Russian sweet factory

  • Svetlana Roslina, 24, died at the Sergiev-Posad confectionery plant in Fedortsovo
  • It has been claimed that she was trying to retrieve her mobile phone
  • A police investigation is underway into the tragedy
  • Investigators are also looking into the possibility that she was emptying a sack of ingredients when she fell 

By Will Stewart In Moscow for MailOnline

Published: 06:17 EST, 14 December 2016 | Updated: 13:58 EST, 14 December 2016

Svetlana Roslina, 24, died at the Sergiev-Posad confectionery plant in Fedortsovo

 A mother of two died after she fell into a tank of molten chocolate at the confectionery plant where she worked near Moscow.

Svetlana Roslina, 24, dropped her mobile phone into the vat of sweet mix and reached in to retrieve it, but fell, and couldn't get out, according to reports.

'She was minced, only her legs were left,' said one local source at the Sergiev-Posad confectionery plant in Fedortsovo, Moscow region.

Another version is that she fell in while emptying a sack of ingredients into the giant mixer.

'The girl was dragged in when she was trying to empty a sack,' said another local source.

The woman was married to Vladimir, and the couple had two young children aged under five.

A police investigation is underway into her horrific death.

A local resident said: 'A young woman died at the confectionery plant in Fedortsovo.

It has been claimed that the mother of two was trying to retrieve her phone when she died

The deceased woman was married to Vladimir, and the couple had two young children aged under five

The tragedy happened at the Sergiev-Posad confectionery plant in Fedortsovo

'I live here and can see the plant out of my window.

'At 6pm there were police cars and a hearse.

'People are saying that she dropped her phone in the tank and tried to get it but was dragged in there.

'Witnesses say that only her legs were sticking out.'

Svetlana Roslina, who died in the accident at a confectionery plant, pictured on her wedding day

Sweets made at the Sergiev-Posad confectionery plant in Fedortsovo, Moscow region

A police investigation is underway into her horrific death, which happened at a factory near Moscow

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