Babysitter Arrested After 3-year-old Drowned In Backyard Pool And Wasn’t Found For 20 Minutes, Cops Say

A Louisiana babysitter has been arrested aft a three-year-old boy drowned successful a backyard excavation and wasn’t recovered for 20 minutes, according to nan cops.

Joann Johnson, a 37-year-old from Prairieville, turned herself successful to nan authorities connected Wednesday, pursuing nan drowning astatine her in-home daycare.

Deputies arrived astatine Johnson’s location connected May 18 successful consequence to a 911 telephone astir nan drowning, nan Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office wrote successful a Facebook post Thursday.

First responders tried to prevention nan child’s life, performing CPR and airlifting him to nan hospital. But nan kid later died.

Investigators combed done surveillance video to find retired what events led to nan drowning.

Two young children successful Johnson’s attraction were playing adjacent nan excavation erstwhile nan unfortunate fell in, according to nan video. Police said nan children were not wearing immoderate information gear.

The three-year-old remained unconscious successful nan excavation for astir 20 minutes until Johnson was seen grabbing him, nan sheriff’s agency said.

Investigators obtained an apprehension warrant for Johnson, and she was later booked successful nan Ascension Parish Jail. She was charged pinch 1 count of Negligent Homicide.

Drowning is nan starring origin of decease for children ages 1 to four, according to nan National Drowning Prevention Alliance. Drowning tin hap arsenic accelerated arsenic 30 seconds, nan confederation warns.

Nearly 70 percent of kid drownings hap during non-swim times, and 88 percent hap pinch astatine slightest 1 big present, according to nan alliance.

The confederation advises caregivers to watch children intimately erstwhile they are successful aliases adjacent h2o and to person pools enclosed by fencing and different information barriers.