A police investigation is underway after a 2-year-old boy died in an Orange County home overnight, apparently while being bathed by their mother, authorities said.

A spokesperson for the Placentia Police Department said that the mother claims she was giving the child a bath in a plastic storage container when she stepped away for a short time around 9 p.m. Monday. When she returned, the child was face down and unconscious in the water.

Both the child and mother were rushed to a local hospital. The boy, who remains unidentified as of Tuesday morning, was later pronounced dead.

It's not yet clear why the mother was hospitalized. No additional details on her condition were immediately made available.

A total of five children, including the now-deceased 2-year-old, were living inside of th

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