Boy who died in bathtub has history of seizures

Relatives of 6-year-old Hunter Robinson are anxiously awaiting autopsy results that could explain how he died Sunday night in his south Wichita mobile home.

Hunter was taking a bath while his mother was talking on the phone in the 3200 block of Southeast Boulevard, according to Wichita police. When the mother heard an unusual splash at about 10:25 p.m., she yelled into the bathroom to see if Hunter was OK.

When he didn't respond, police said, she went in and found him lying on his side in the bathtub, his head partially underwater.

She pulled him out of the tub and called 911, and an operator walked her through CPR, according to police. Paramedics arrived and attempted to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at Via Christi Regional Medical Center's St. Joseph Campus at 11:06 p.m.

Debbie Reese, Hunter's aunt, said the boy "was standing up just fine" when his mother took him out of the tub. But he went into convulsions and stopped breathing, Reese said.

Hunter had a history of seizures, she said. He was born three months early, had seizures until he was 2, and had had a seizure as recently as two weeks ago.

"We do not know why" he died, she said. "We're waiting for answers."

Those answers may not be available until late in the week, officials said.

"He couldn't have been more loved or better taken care of," Reese said.