New Plymouth baby left in vehicle pronounced
dead at Boise hospital.
An
investigation is underway into the death of a baby girl
who was left in a hot vehicle on Saturday. The Payette
County Sheriff’s Office said a family in New Plymouth
called 911 at about 5 p.m. to request medical assistance
for a girl younger than 1. The infant had been left in a
vehicle and was found not breathing, a sheriff’s office
press release stated. Both the sheriff’s office and the
Fruitland Police Department responded to the call.
The girl was transported to a hospital in Boise
where she was pronounced dead. The official cause of
death was still unknown as of Sunday, according to the
press release. Payette County Sheriff Andrew Creech told
the Idaho Statesman that law enforcement had not yet
determined how long the girl was left in the car.
The Payette County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho State
Police are continuing to investigate what happened.
Temperatures in Southwest Idaho on Saturday reached 99
degrees, according to the National Weather Service. When
temperatures are in the mid-90s, the inside of a vehicle
can reach close to 140 degrees within about an hour.