Emilie Kiser speaks out for the first time on son's death: 'I should have done more to protect him'

Influencer Emilie Kiser, whose 3-year-old son died in May after drowning in the family's backyard pool, spoke out for the first time in an Instagram statement on Thursday, saying she knows there's more she could have done to protect him.

Influencer Emilie Kiser, whose 3-year-old son died in May after drowning in the family's backyard pool, spoke out for the first time in an Instagram statement on Thursday, saying she knows there's more she could have done to protect him.

Trigg Kiser died after he was hospitalized in critical condition for several days, police have said.

An investigation into the child's death revealed that the boy's father, Brady Kiser, said he was distracted by something at the time Trigg fell into the pool. Emilie Kiser was out at the time, Brady Kiser said.

A police report revealed that Trigg was unsupervised for at least nine minutes and that the boy "did not go into the water intentionally, rather he tripped and fell in while playing with an inflatable chair," the report states.

In her statement, Emilie Kiser said the family misses Trigg "every second of every day" and that "continuing forward often feels unbearable."