A Washington, D.C.-area father has been arrested in Central Florida after deputies say his 20-month-old daughter was found unresponsive in a hot tub at a short-term rental home and later pronounced dead at a hospital. (osceolasheriff.org)
What investigators say happened
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and fire-rescue crews were called to a home on Nice Court in the Kissimmee area shortly after 3:30 a.m. on December 13, 2025, following a report of an “unresponsive child” who appeared to have drowned in a hot tub. (osceolasheriff.org)
Authorities said the child was located unresponsive and rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 4:30 a.m. (osceolasheriff.org)
Detectives later determined that the family staying at the home was visiting from Washington, D.C., and that the property was listed as an Airbnb rental at the time. (osceolasheriff.org)…