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Walking around the yard looking for her 1-year-old grandson, the grandmother had no idea that her grandson had drowned in a bucket she had passed by at least 10 times.
Medical experts have repeatedly warned that children who fall into buckets of water or bathtubs and are not pulled out in time can die from drowning. Such a heartbreaking accident just happened in Guizhou Province, China.
A few days ago, a young mother posted on social media a video recorded by a surveillance camera, revealing her family's heartbreaking tragedy, blaming her mother-in-law for not taking good care of her grandson, causing the child to die unjustly.
According to the images recorded by the camera, the child’s grandmother was sitting in front of the house, while her 1-year-old grandson was playing in the yard. The boy was wearing a cotton jacket and was walking unsteadily. When he came to a bucket of water, he tried to climb up and fell headfirst into the bucket.
The bucket was more than half full, and the boy's entire upper body was submerged in water. Choking, the boy tried to struggle but could not get out.
After that, the grandmother did not see her grandson so she walked around the yard looking for him. However, even though she passed by the bucket of water at least 10 times, she still did not see her grandson in trouble. The images recorded by the camera showed that she went near the bucket of water 3 times, even almost touching her grandson's feet once, but still did not discover the child.
It was about 20 minutes later that the grandmother finally realized her grandson had fallen headfirst into the bucket of water. She immediately picked him up but it was too late, the child had stopped breathing.
The young mother complained: "She didn't call an ambulance in time, and was even busy looking for a towel to wipe the baby's face." Only when the mother called her aunt to come and help, the child was taken to the hospital, but the doctor confirmed that the patient had been dead for some time.
The family’s suffering did not stop there. After the video was posted online, the baby’s father was extremely angry. Already grieving over the loss of his child, he felt he could not forgive his wife for blaming her mother and making the family tragedy public on social media.
The tragic story spread, causing many people to express their sorrow for the child's unjust death, sympathizing with the family's pain. Many netizens said that the tragedy that happened was something no one could have predicted and could not be saved, family members should not blame each other but try to encourage each other to overcome this difficult period.
In addition, the baby’s death is also a warning for parents to remember that drowning accidents are very common with young children. There is no need to go to a pond, lake or swimming pool, children can drown in a bucket or small basin of water if adults do not watch carefully and detect the incident promptly.
