LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Family members say a 2-year-old Lincoln boy who nearly drowned in a bathtub last week has died.
The boy’s maternal grandmother said the 2-year-old died Wednesday morning.
Authorities say the boy’s stepmother was bathing him last Thursday when she stepped away for a couple minutes to find a towel. The boy was under water when she returned.
The boy’s stepmother and father performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
Lincoln police are investigating.
Court records do not show that any criminal charges have been filed, but the state has taken temporary custody of the couple’s five other children between the ages of ages 15 months to 13 years.