Catawba Co. Sheriff’s Office investigating after toddler drowns

Morgan Fogarty,

CATAWBA CO., N.C. – An investigation is underway in Catawba County following the tragic drowning of a toddler. Catawba County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on High Ridge Circle Monday night just after 9:00 p.m.

First responders performed life-saving measures on the two-year-old child. The toddler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives are now looking into the circumstances that led up to the drowning.