Crime & Safety
Neighbors React After Mother, Infant Drown In Bathtub: "I Was Heartbroken"
Police say both mother and child drowned in a bathtub in their apartment just off Cooley Lake Road.
August 4, 2026
A Waterford Township, Michigan, community is still in shock after the tragic death of their neighbor and her 2-month-old son.
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Police say the two drowned in a bathtub in their apartment just off Cooley Lake Road.
"Oh, I was heartbroken, heartbroken; she didn't do that," said resident Laurie Medaris.
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People in the Whispering Woods Apartments still have more questions than answers after the sudden death of one of their neighbors, Desiree Wheeler. Laurie Medaris says their community is like a family and that Wheeler loved her children.
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