Recent updates have emerged about the unfortunate passing of TikTok star Emilie Kiser’s three-year-old son.
On May 12, young Trigg was playing in the backyard of their Arizona home when he fell into an unsecured pool. His father, Brady, was supervising him along with their newborn son, Theodore, while Emilie was out with friends.
Trigg, who hadn’t learned to swim, was playing close to the pool when the tragic accident occurred.
“It is clear from the video that he did not go into the water intentionally, rather, he tripped and fell in while playing with an inflatable chair,” the report claimed.
Emergency responders arrived and administered CPR on Trigg, then transported him to Chandler Regional Hospital. Subsequently, he was airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he sadly passed away six days later on May 18.
Brady, the father, stated he lost sight of Trigg for only three to five minutes while caring for Theodore, but CCTV footage revealed it was longer.
A police report based on the footage disclosed that Trigg ‘was in the backyard unsupervised for more than nine minutes, and in the water for about seven of those minutes’.
“Brady’s statements do not match what is seen on the video; he did not accurately describe one thing [Trigg] did after he went outside,” the report stated.
“This leads to the conclusion that Brady was not aware of what [Trigg] was doing and was not watching him. The combination of these factors led to drowning, and a remedy to any of the contributing circumstances could have prevented the outcome.”
Additionally, the Kisers have emerged victorious in their legal case against Maricopa County public offices in an effort to safeguard the records of their son’s death.
The Independent reported over 100 public records requests were submitted to the city of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office, which the lawsuit described as a ‘profound invasion of privacy’ that could cause ‘irreparable harm’ to Kiser’s family.
The Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County decided that Kiser can redact two pages from a Chandler Police Department report, allowing some privacy regarding her son’s death.
“The transcript on the disputed sections are not necessary for public accountability,” Judge Christopher Whitten wrote in a ruling on Friday (August 8). “Its disclosure would serve no purpose other than satisfying morbid curiosity.”
“These redactions do not alter any material facts of the accident,” the attorney told E! News in a statement. “But they protect the dignity of a little boy whose memory should reflect the love and light he brought to the world.”
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