Florida authorities are investigating the death of a newborn baby who left “for several hours” in a car on Wednesday, the 21st child dying of vehicle sunstroke in the United States this year, according to a national tracker.
The girl’s death is the time in Florida this year and seventh nationally last month, according to KidsandCars.org.The bathroom was discovered through Bay County Sheriff’s Office officers after being called to a home in Panama City, according to a Facebook post.
“Agents arrived and discovered that a newborn had been left in a vehicle for perhaps several hours,” the sheriff’s workplace said.
Rescue efforts through officers failed and the bathroom was pronounced dead at the site, according to the statement.The sheriff’s workplace is working to identify a schedule and is talking to witnesses, USA TODAY’s Panama City News Herald reported Thursday.
The maximum temperature in Panama City is 91 degrees, depending on Weather.com.
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Since 1990, Florida has now qualified in the United States with 99 deaths of children in hot cars, according to the knowledge of KidsandCar.org Only Texas (140) has more cases recorded, adding five deaths in 2020.
More than two years have been the worst nationally: a record 54 young people died of stroke from vehicular heat in 2018, followed by 53 a year ago.
While this year’s overall is “below average,” likely because many venues are more limited amid the coronavirus pandemic, KidsandCars.org director Amber Rollins said the nonprofit organization child protection is “concerned that the numbers will increase as routines go by.” They continue to replace and families begin to switch back to painting and school. “
56% of hot car deaths are the result of young people unknowingly left vehicles, Rollins said in a press release.
For long-term deaths, KidsandCars.org has a list of tips:
Contributor: Jacqueline Bostick, The News Herald (Panama City, Florida); Jessica Flores, USA TODAY.