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20th anniversary of Grand Forks child's death highlights importance of heatstroke awareness
Safe Kids says children can overheat three to five times faster than adults as the group renews prevention efforts after the anniversary.
- On Sunday, June 28, two decades will have passed since 5-month-old Kate Boe died after being accidentally left in her mother's car, an anniversary that renews Safe Kids Grand Forks awareness efforts.
- Andrea Boe, Kate's mother, works with Safe Kids to raise awareness, emphasizing that "if you accept the possibility, you're going to be open to doing some of the things that are suggested by Safe Kids."
- Safe Kids Director Carma Hanson notes children overheat three to five times faster than adults, with vehicle temperatures reaching 110 to 120 degrees on mild 75-degree days, risking brain death at 107 degrees.
- If a bystander finds a child trapped in a car and the owner cannot be located, it is legally justified to break a window; for crying children, "you are probably fine to call 911 and continue monitoring," Hanson said.
- Eight hot car deaths have been reported so far in 2026, while the National Safety Council tracks an average of 37 child deaths nationally each year. Keeping a stuffed animal in the car seat serves as a reminder when a child is present.
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20th anniversary of Grand Forks child's death highlights importance of heatstroke awareness
GRAND FORKS — On Sunday, June 28, two decades will have passed since 5-month-old Kate Boe died after being accidentally left in the backseat of her mother’s car. “It’s really hard to describe the pain and grief of losing a child,” Andrea Boe, Kate’s mother, said in a video produced by Safe Kids Grand Forks. “The guilt and shame of this particular way of losing a child was overwhelming.” Kate’s death is the only hot car fatality in North Dakota s…
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