Toddler’s Drowning Death Under Investigation

CLEARWATER, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy who was found submerged in his family’s bathtub Thursday night. According to the agency, the incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 300 block of 69th Street North in unincorporated Clearwater.

Deputies were told Liam Morris, 1, was in the tub while his bath was being prepared for him. The child’s father, Alan Morris, pulled him from the water and called 911, an email from the sheriff’s office said. The boy's mother, Madelynne, performed CPR until Largo Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. (For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Clearwater Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Liam was taken to a local hospital, but later died, the sheriff’s office said.

The case remains under investigation, but deputies say “the incident appears to be accidental in nature.”

No further information is available at this time.

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