The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a one-year old baby drowned in rural Leighton Sunday.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a one-year old baby drowned in rural Leighton Sunday.Members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and Mahaska Health Partnership Ambulance were dispatched to a residence in rural Mahaska County at around 3 p.m. for a call of a possible drowning victim.According to a news release, family members started CPR before emergency crews arrived.The baby was transported to the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital, where the baby was declared deceased.The Sheriff’s Office said a preliminary investigation indicates the one year old died from accidental drowning in a farm pond.An autopsy has been scheduled with the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a one-year old baby drowned in rural Leighton Sunday.

Members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and Mahaska Health Partnership Ambulance were dispatched to a residence in rural Mahaska County at around 3 p.m. for a call of a possible drowning victim.


According to a news release, family members started CPR before emergency crews arrived.

The baby was transported to the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital, where the baby was declared deceased.

The Sheriff’s Office said a preliminary investigation indicates the one year old died from accidental drowning in a farm pond.

An autopsy has been scheduled with the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.