A 10-month-old boy is fighting for his life in a Phoenix hospital after he was pulled from a bathtub in a west Phoenix home. First responders rushed to the house near 75th Avenue and Broadway Road, where they found the infant breathing and with a pulse, but it remains unclear how long he had been underwater.
Phoenix fire crews reported that the baby had been pulled from the bathtub before they arrived, according to Arizona's Family, which first reported the incident. Firefighters then transported the child to a hospital in critical condition. As of now, officials have not released any further information about the circumstances that led to the baby being in the tub or what happened in the moments before crews arrived.
What Happened Near 75th Avenue and Broadway Road
The response unfolded at a home in the area of 75th Avenue and Broadway Road, a residential stretch of west Phoenix. Separately, ABC15 also reported that the child was breathing and had a pulse when fire crews arrived, and that it is unclear how long the infant was underwater. No additional details about what preceded the 911 call have been made public.
The child's current condition beyond the initial hospital transport has not been reported. It also has not been disclosed who else was present in the home at the time or whether anyone was supervising the baby in the bath.
Bathtub Drownings Remain a Leading Risk for Infants
Bathtub incidents involving young children are not unique to this case. Among infants under 1 year old, three quarters of all drownings occur in bathtubs, according to a page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The statistic underscores how quickly a bath can turn dangerous for the youngest children, even with an adult nearby.
Other bathtub emergencies have been reported around the Phoenix area in recent years. A toddler was found unresponsive in a bathtub at a Phoenix motel last year, according to a report from Arizona's Family. In a separate 2024 incident, Phoenix police and fire crews responded to a south Phoenix apartment after a report involving a young child in a bathtub — though accounts of the child's exact age differ, with one Arizona's Family report citing a 5-month-old and another describing a 2-year-old girl. In that case, paramedics took the child to a hospital, where she later died, Arizona's Family reported.
No arrests, charges, or investigative findings have been announced in connection with Sunday's incident near 75th Avenue and Broadway Road. Officials have said nothing further beyond the initial details of the rescue and hospital transport.
