HOBE SOUND, FL. (THECOUNT) — Florida mother, Heather Clifford, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, after she reportedly left her 9-month-old son alone in a bathtub.

According to the Associated Press, Clifford, 29, was arrested Thursday with the death of her toddler Cameron Davis.

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Cameron was found lifeless while floating in the bathtub of the family’s home in Hobe Sound, Florida on Dec. 20, according to authorities.

Clifford told investigators Cameron’s father was asleep, but she thought she told him the baby was in the tub. She also thought she might have fallen asleep, reports NBC2.

She said the baby was in the tub for 20 minutes before he was found face down and blue in the water.

Clifford was charged with aggravated manslaughter on Thursday.

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Geo quick facts: Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,521 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.