Baby pulled from lake as mother drowns and father found shot in burning house

A baby was rescued from a lake after his mother drowned and his father died in a burning house.

The fire was reported about 15 minutes before the baby's mother was seen driving into the lake with her son in the car.

Paramedics were able to save the infant but his mother Christy Campbell, 32, died.

Six other children survived the house fire in Madison County, Illinois, but firefighters recovered the body of Ms Campbell's ex-husband Justin Campbell.

It later emerged the 37-year-old had been shot in the head.

Police said a gun was found in Ms Campbell's car.

Paramedic Todd Zobrist who rescued the young child said he initially thought it was a doll floating inside the car.

When he pulled the child out of the car he performed CPR on the roof before swimming the baby back to shore.

The baby is expected to survive.

Coroner Steve Nonn said it cannot be known if the gun found in the car was the same one used to shoot 37-year-old Mr Campbell, because the bullet which hit him has not been found.