Northumberland County Sheriff Johnny Beauchamp reports that a 2-year-old boy is dead after he fell into a septic tank on Friday afternoon.
The boy, who was at a home on Gardy’s Mill Road in Callao, was able to compromise the lid on a nearby septic tank, falling inside.
His father was able to pull him from the tank and perform CPR. Paramedics responding to the home continued CPR, despite their best efforts the toddler was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Tappahannock.
Both the Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Northumberland Department of Social Services are investigating the incident.
