dudeone Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 1-year-old Ore. boy drowns in washing machine Associated Press – Mon, Apr 2, 2012 http://news.yahoo.co...-151325812.html OREM, Utah (AP) — At 21 months, Ollie Hebb was his mother's helper on laundry day, climbing atop a bin so he could toss clothes into a top-loading washer. On the morning he went missing for a few minutes, Tiffany Hebb went through her house calling for him but got no answer. She found the toddler in the washing machine, submerged in a full tub. He died a day later. His mother, recently moved to Oregon from Utah, says she never thought the washing machine would be a danger to her child and is telling the story to make parents aware of the danger. The Consumer Products Safety Commission, a federal agency, says such deaths are rare — two children under the age of 5 died in washing machines between 2005 and 2009, according to a 2011 report. "I ran through my whole house, calling his name and couldn't find him anywhere," Tiffany Hebb told The Deseret News (http://bit.ly/HAwgTZ ), "not ever thinking that he would be in my washer." Tiffany and Chris Hebb will likely not face charges, Hillsboro, Ore., police spokesman Michael Rouches said Monday. "Detectives don't believe that this was an intentional crime or that anyone stuck the baby in the washer," Roushes said Monday morning. "We have the DA's office look into it, just to make sure there wasn't a degree of negligence." Rouches said detectives looked but couldn't find other cases when toddlers drowned under similar circumstances. "She was 30 feet away in the living room, reading a magazine," Rouches said. "It wasn't like the mother had this kid unattended at the time." The 2011 report says two children under the age of 5 died in washing machines between 2005 and 2009. During that timeframe, 350 children died in bathtubs, and 77 drowned in something else, such as a decorative water feature, a cooler or a septic tank. The boy died after a day on life support. His organs were donated. The couple had recently moved from Orem, Utah, to the Portland suburb where Chris Hebb had found a job. The newspaper reports the boy was buried over the weekend in Utah. "Every night when I go to sleep, I start feeling sick," Chris Hebb told the newspaper. "Every time I wake up, I think this is a nightmare and then realize it's real. . You hear a baby crying in the night from a neighbor's house. You wake up, hoping it's your little boy, and then realize he's not there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 That's really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I have no way to explain how a child would drown, in a washing machine, without someone being negligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I have no way to explain how a child would drown, in a washing machine, without someone being negligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I thought he was helping her; how could someone possibly lose sight of someone so important to them who was yet so very fragile? I find this segment especially appalling: "She was 30 feet away in the living room, reading a magazine," Rouches said. "It wasn't like the mother had this kid unattended at the time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 That is just horrible, how can she not have noticed him on top or around the machine when she started it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Some people aren't fit to be parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Obviously none of you actually know what it's like to be around young children. Often times they can slip out of your sight without you even realizing it, even if you are "keeping an eye on them". I have a niece and just the other day I was babysitting her.....I took a break from playing toys with her and sat down on the couch with a book; next thing I new she was in the other room. All I'm saying is that you shouldn't be blaming the Mother, and realize that stuff can happen (very quickly). P.S. Children like to be helpful, it's in their nature. The mother might have just been letting him toss stuff into the washer for a minute while she sat down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 The first thing that came to my mind was: How dumb can you be to let that happen?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsCanuck Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 That's really sad. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 this is so sad. kids are very unpredictable and can slip away at any moment - if you turn your head away for a single moment. you cannot watch a kid 24/7, there will always be moments where your attention is turned elsewhere. i am a lifeguard and there are times where i have turned my head to talk help another kid and turn back and another kid has climbed out of the pool to run to his mom/dad. this is a very sad situation and while a lot of people want to call bad parenting, i do not think this is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 The mother might have just been letting him toss stuff into the washer for a minute while she sat down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Wow talk about traumatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I feel bad for this mother. Being a parent to a toddler is exhausting at times. This Mom probably thought she had baby proofed the house but never thought her little guy would climb up and then fall into a washing machine. It is a one in several million occurrence what happened. How do you foresee that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So sad and what a horrible way to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I feel terrible for this mother. Sometimes, no matter how vigilant you are, no matter how well you've baby-proofed, no matter how close you keep your children at your side, tragic things can happen anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixtyEight Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I feel awful, awful awful for this, but I laughed at the title Best of luck to his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 This Mom probably thought she had baby proofed the house but never thought her little guy would climb up and then fall into a washing machine. It is a one in several million occurrence what happened. How do you foresee that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillooet_Hillbilly Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 i used to run threw a pig pen when we had boars in there with tusks and i was only 3. tragic accident but thats life sometimes. Dont blame the mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So a one year old can actually - on their own - climb up a washing machine and physically lift the lid up high enough, that they fall in? Are one year olds really capable of this? I find it hard to believe that a child that young, could accomplish such a feat. I will have to reserve judgement until more details come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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