9-month-old baby drowns in bathtub in Father’s Day tragedy

A 9-month old baby has died after allegedly drowning in a bathtub on Father’s Day.

A 9-month old baby has died after allegedly drowning in a bathtub on Father’s Day. The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m. at a family home in Pink Hill, North Carolina when Lenoir County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a call to reports of a child not breathing, according to a statement published by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office. But when EMS officials arrived at the home they found that a 9-month-old child had drowned in the bathtub. Family members along with EMS personnel attempted life-saving measures on the child but were unable to resuscitate the infant, authorities said.