Coram, NY – Police on Long Island say the death of an 11-year-old girl found in a vehicle appears to be a heat-related tragedy.
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According to Newsday , Suffolk County Police Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer says the girl’s mother found her in the parked SUV in Coram at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
The family had gone inside after running errands. At some point, they realized the girl was still in the car with the windows closed.
The mother carried her inside, called 911 and administered CPR. Rescuers arrived quickly but she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The National Weather Service says the temperature in the area was 92 degrees at 1:20 p.m. and 88 degrees at 4 p.m. The heat index — which factors in humidity — was 100 to 104 degrees.
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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com
Nebech, what a terrible tragedy. Proves this can happen anywhere.
It is incredible and astounding, that every year in the USA, there are no less than three dozen children who are left in hot cars to die. I’ve never been able to understand how a child can be forgotten, and left in a car. I never left my kid in the car-never! What is worse, is that such parents are rarely if ever prosecuted. I read that this horrible phenomenon has also occurred in Israel. It is bad enough that animals are locked in cars to die. However, it really burns me up, when I read about helpless children being left in hot cars to suffer and die.
She was 11 years old. Why couldn’t she get out of the car on her own? I
Something doesn’t make sense. She’s 11 years old!