White County, Arkansas - (KTHV)A 13-year-old White County boy makes a shocking discovery. He finds his baby brother dead inside a running dishwasher. Detectives say right now they consider it a tragic accident, but they are still questioning family members.

It's being described by detectives as one of the worst death scenes in their careers.

White County Detective Mark Jones, says, "I’ve worked the crime scenes for the sheriff's department for the last six years and I have never come across a scene such as this."

Detectives say what they found inside the Romance mobile home on Snowbird Road was 18-month-old Clifton Kurk dead, covered in severe burns.

"I think that what we've found out so far would suggest that this was a tragic accident. However, the case is open and we're still looking," says Chief Deputy Jeremy Clark.

Clark says Kurk's mother was at work and his father asleep when his 13-year-old brother made the gruesome discovery.

Clark explains, "I believe the child walked out of the room, realized that his little brother wasn't there, heard the dishwasher on and found that odd. The baby's blanket was laying in front of the dishwasher.”

Deputies believe the toddler had been inside the running dishwasher, set on high heat, for as long as 15 minutes, but no one is sure exactly how he got inside and closed the door.

"There are some theories," says Clark. "I don't really know how to answer that. I don't like giving theories as far as any evidence of how the child got in there. No one saw the child get in there that's been reported to us. Again, the family's been very cooperative they've done everything we've asked of them and been understanding of what we have to do even though they've suffered a tragic loss. I don't want to lose focus of that."

Deputies say they'd never been called to the house before and believe this may be nothing more than a tragic lesson in keeping a closer eye on your children.

"Watch your kids. You can never be too safe," says Clark.

The Maytag dishwasher was removed from the home as evidence. Detectives say the investigation could last for several more days, or possibly weeks.