US EditionThree children die in hot cars across the US
- A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car for 9 hours outside a hospital in Washington state by their foster mother who forgot about them when she went to work.
- The temperature inside the car was around 110 degrees Fahrenheit, even though the outside temperature was between 70 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
- This incident marks the fourth pediatric vehicular heatstroke death in 2021, and an average of 38 children under the age of 15 die in hot cars in the US every year.
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Florida baby left inside hot car dies while parents are at church service
PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — An 11-month-old baby died after being left alone in a hot car while her parents were inside a church for services along Florida’s Space Coast, authorities said. The baby girl had been in the car outside the storefront church in Palm Bay, Florida, where her parents are pastors, for three hours Sunday when she was discovered and rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. “This is an unfortuna…
Florida baby dies in hot car after parents abandon her for church service
An 11-month-old baby reportedly died in a hot car after her parents left her inside as they went to attend a church service. The incident took place at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church in Palm Bay, about 900 km south of Washington D.. The baby was reportedly unresponsive when the police arrived. She was pronounced dead soon after reaching the hospital. According to a police statement, the baby had been accidentally left in the car
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