A Baton Rouge, Louisiana family is mourning the death of their 3-year-old son, Bowen Berthelot in a tragic turn of events.

Nick Berthelot, an employee of C & M Outdoor Power Equipment in Denham Springs LA and his wife, Kennedi, a realtor at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties, announced the sad news of their son’s death in a social media post shared Sunday, December 22nd.

Nick revealed Bowen had died and expressed thanks to all who reached out in their troubling time.

“Today a very tragic event happen that no parent can ever imagine. We lost our precious baby boy. Thank you for everyone reaching out as for the next few weeks will be a challenge. Keep us in y’all’s prayers. Funeral arrangements will soon follow. God help us,” Nick wrote in a post containing photos of himself, his wife and their boy.

The post stunned most friends and family of the couple as they expressed condolences.

“I’m trying to get to my family we need prayers lots of prayers our sweet baby boy is gone I am begging for or prayers for his parents GiGi loves you my sweet baby Bowen 3 amazing years this is so unfair,” Danielle Berthelot Miller shared in a post.