MILLER COUNTY, Mo. — A Lake Ozark woman is facing multiple charges after she told authorities her infant was severely burned in the bathtub, and drugs were allegedly found in her apartment.

According to the probable cause statement, Elizabeth Gail Austin called 911 on Feb. 24, seeking help for her six-month-old who had been badly burned. Austin, who lives at Fish Haven Apartments, reportedly told authorities she had put the infant into the bathtub to draw a bath, but left the water running and the baby in the bath, when she had to take a knife away from her four-year-old child. Austin reportedly said her two-year-old was in the bathroom while she was tending to the older child, and the two-year-old pushed the water to the hottest setting and pushed the baby under the water. She said she heard a scream from the bathroom.

Austin said she found the baby underneath the running water, took the baby out of the tub, and dried the baby, according to the document. She reportedly said she put a diaper on the baby and prepared a bottle before realizing the baby’s skin was peeling off. She said she contacted a previous foster mother before calling 911, according to the report.

A sheriff’s department investigator says he found a clear container with a white crystal substance, inside Austin’s top dresser drawer. That substance field-tested positive for methamphetamine, he reported. Austin has a past record of narcotics convictions.

The baby was taken via helicopter to a University of Kansas hospital, where staff estimated the child had burns over 33 percent of her body. The baby also reportedly tested positive for amphetamines, and was put on a ventilator.

In January, the apartment complex also sought legal action against Austin for rent owed; a judgement of over $2,000 was levied against her, two days after the arrest.

Austin is charged with:

-Endangering the Welfare Of A Child - Serious Physical Injury - Class B Felony

-Endangering the Welfare Of A Child - Creating Substantial Risk - Class D Felony

-Possession of a Controlled Substance - Class D Felony