Shocking update in drowning case of American influencer's toddler
New details have emerged about the suspected drowning of influencer Emilie Kiser's three-year-old son, Trigg, nearly a month after the toddler's tragic death.
According to search warrant applications granted to USA Today affiliate The Arizona Republic by Maricopa County Superior Court judges, Emilie's husband, Brady, informed police that he was watching their infant son, Theodore, who is two months old, at the time of the accident.
He said he lost sight of Trigg for three to five minutes before finding him floating in the family's backyard pool on May 12.
Brady informed the police that he and his two sons were the only ones at home at the time, while Emile was out with friends.
According to his statements to the police, he said Trigg was playing by the backyard pool, which police records state was 'not uncommon'.
According to reports, Brady said the pool normally had a protective cover on it.
He said he then became 'distracted' by his newborn son, and the next time he saw Trigg, he found him floating lifeless in the pool.
Brady jumped into the pool to try to retrieve their son before calling 911.
When the officers arrived, they administered CPR before firefighters took over medical care, police reported.
The toddler was transported to Arizona's Chandler Regional Medical Center before being transferred to Phoenix Children's Hospital in a critical condition. He died six days later.
When investigators examined the scene, they discovered two outdoor cameras in the backyard that may have recorded the moments leading up to the little boy's death, according to AZ Central.
Authorities are currently working to obtain the backyard surveillance footage to support Brady's account of what transpired, according to search warrants obtained by the outlet.
Following the investigation into Trigg's death, the influencer has sought to keep the police reports confidential and the medical examiner reports private, possibly due to her status as a TikTok influencer with around four million followers.
In her motion, she specifically urged the court not to release the footage as '100+ public records requests for the video have come in,' according to The Daily Mail.
On June 4, the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County ruled in her favour, granting her temporary confidentiality, meaning evidence will not be released while the court makes its ruling.
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