Georgia girl, 6, drowns in bathtub as younger sibling tells police she had suddenly ‘fallen asleep’

3 month ago

Grovetown news, Georgia news.

A Georgia girl was found face down in a bathtub where she and her 4-year-old sibling were bathing Thursday night.

Grovetown Police said the 6-year-old girl’s father left her and the younger sibling alone for a few minutes to take a phone call and returned to find her unresponsive in the tub.

Detectives identified the victim as Adelia Tutt. They said the siblings were bathing in a garden-style tub when Adelia lost consciousness and drowned.

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  • The girl had no visible signs of trauma or injury and her cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy.

    The young sibling told detectives Adelia had “fallen asleep” while they bathed.

    “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tutt family during this terrible time,” police said.