1-year-old boy drowns after falling face-first into bucket of water while his mum is at the market

15-month-old Ryan Gabriel Vieira was left with his two brothers when tragedy struck his home in Sao Sebastiao do Passe, Brazil - on unclear why the bucket of water was left near the youngster.

Ryan Gabriel Moreira Vieira died at the age of 15 months (

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A young boy died after drowning when he fell headfirst into a bucket of water while his mother was walking to the market.

15-month-old Ryan Gabriel Vieira was left with his two brothers when tragedy struck his home in Sao Sebastiao do Passe, Brazil.

It is unclear why the bucket of water was left near the youngster. It is not clear if it was left for cleaning or to play with.

Temperatures in the area had soared to 31°C that day.

His two brothers, whose ages are unknown, desperately tried to save him when they realized what had happened.

They called a neighbor but couldn't do anything for little Ryan.

Police are currently investigating what happened and have not yet issued a statement.

Ryan died at his home in Sao Sebastiao do Passe, Brazil (

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They have confirmed that they will speak to the mother in the next few days.

In April, a girl aged one year and 11 months drowned in a bucket of water in the village of Brejinho, Brazil.

At the time, the child was in the company of his father and two other people and disappeared from a room with the adults, according to civilian police.

In the same month, another child, also aged one year and 11 months, drowned in a bucket of water, in Brazil.

The boy was rescued and sent to the emergency room, but later died.