DATE/TIME: October 20, 2026, at 12:34 p.m.
INCIDENT: Drowning
LOCATION: 15000 block of Elkins Street, Victorville
VICTIM(S): 8-month-old infant
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at about 12:34 p.m., deputies from Victorville Station, along with personnel from the Victorville Fire Department, and CONFIRE responded to the 15000 block of Elkins Street regarding a reported drowning.
When deputies arrived, they found a family member performing CPR on an 8-month-old infant who had been found unresponsive in a bathtub. Deputies assumed the lifesaving efforts on the child before medical personnel arrived and transported him to a local hospital. The child was later flown out to a trauma center where he remains.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Victorville Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Detective T. Houn
Station: Victorville
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. DR# 172613833
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
