1-Year-Old Baby Drowns In Bucket Of Water While Mother Was Taking Bath
03/01/21 AT 3:40 PM
A 1-year-old baby died by drowning in a bucket of water while playing with other children at her home.
The tragic incident took place Friday in Omaambo village in Omusati, Namibia. Authorities told local media the child's mother was taking a bath, and when she came out, she found the child had drowned. Her body was found in the bucket in which the family washed dishes.
“Exact circumstances leading to the drowning are not clear, as the incident was only discovered by the mother after bathing when she was told by the other kids that they don’t know where the deceased was, prompting her to start searching for her,” senior police officer Titus Shikongo told the New Era Live.