7-year-old found in bathroom tub dies at hospital

HOUSTON – A 7-year-old died after he was found unconscious in a bathtub in a northwest Harris County home. 

According to the Cy-Fair Fire Department, authorities were called out to a home on Regency Villa and Birch Vale about 9 p.m. Friday. They said they took the boy to the hospital, where he died. 

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Harris County homicide investigators said the 7-year-old and his dad were home alone when the child went to take a bath. The dad reportedly told deputies that he did not hear from his son for a while so he went to check on him and found him unconscious. 

Investigators said there were no immediate signs of injury or foul play and they do not believe the dad had anything to do with the drowning. 

The Harris County medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death.