Toddler wanders out open door, drowns in lake

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says a 21-month-old boy wandered out of his home and drowned in nearby Spanaway Lake.

Detective Ed Troyer says the little boy’s 9-year-old brother found the toddler Tuesday evening and called for help.

Troyer says a neighbor and medics made attempts to resuscitate the boy with CPR, but he could not be saved.

“Unfortunately it appears he was in the water too long,” says Troyer. “They were not able to save him and they pronounced him dead about an hour later.”

Troyer says the toddler wandered out of an open door and fell in the water. The death is being called an accidental drowning.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.