3-year-old trapped
in stifling car dies a day after being rescued, Missouri
police say
A 3-year-old girl was
left in a hot car and died the next day, according to
Missouri authorities. The Carthage Police Department
responded to a call about an unresponsive person at 1:30
p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, Lt. Eric Miller told McClatchy
News on Monday, Aug. 15. Officers said they found a
toddler unresponsive in a hot vehicle.
Temperatures in Carthage reached 94 degrees on Thursday,
AccuWeather data shows. The girl was taken to a local
hospital and later airlifted to a hospital in Joplin for
further treatment, Miller said. The girl died from her
injuries on Saturday, according to police.
No
arrests have been made, and the investigation is
ongoing, Miller said. Vehicles are known to heat up
quickly when left in the sun, posing serious danger to
anyone inside, Live Science reported. Temperatures
inside a vehicle left in 95-degree heat will reach, on
average, 116 degrees within an hour, the outlet said,
citing a research study. The dashboards, steering wheels
and seats will get even hotter. Carthage is about 155
miles south of Kansas City.