A St. Joseph father has been charged after his 10-month-old son was found unresponsive in the bathtub.

31-year-old Mark Husler was charged Sunday with a misdemeanor for Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

According to court documents authorities responded Sunday to the 2500 block of N. 5th St.

“He left his 10 month old child unattended in the bathroom in the tub with water,” Officer Richard Woodley said in the probable cause statement. “Stepped out of the room and went to the deck to talk on the phone.  Child was found unresponsive and not breathing.”

Woodley said CPR was performed and the child was taken to the hospital and later life-flighted to Children’s Mercy.

Family members told the St Joseph Post Monday evening that the child is still alive and that the situation was a horrible accident.

Online court documents show a Trial Setting scheduled for Oct. 21 in the case.