Toddler Drown in OW

A family in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk is mourning the loss of their toddler after she drowned yesterday around 4 in the evening.

According to the father, 34 year old Henry Hernandez, the child, 2 year old Ruth Hernandez, was playing outside with the other children while her parents were eating. About ten minutes later, her father went to look for her but could not find her. Shortly after, his son told him that baby Ruth fell into a pond about 30 feet away. Hernandez went to check and found the toddler with her body submerged in water and her feet exposed. He retrieved the body and tried to give her CPR but she was already dead. Her body now awaits a post mortem exam.