Mother arrested for drowning of 5-year-old in Susquehanna River, police say

January 2nd 2023

Autumn Vossler, provided by Susquehanna Regional Police Department

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP)WJAC TV — A mother has been arrested for the drowning of her 5-year-old child, after she left him unsupervised near a local river.

Susquehanna Regional Police Department says Autumn Vossler, a former Galeton resident, had left her 5-year-old son unattended to on Aug. 8 of 2021 along the Susquehanna River.

After an extensive investigation into the boy’s death, officials say Vossler was arrested for involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Read more here……