22-Month-Old New Jersey Girl Dies After Being Left Inside Locked Hot Car

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A 22-month-old girl was found dead after being locked in a hot van parked outside a commuter rail station in Lindenwold, New Jersey.

They found the girl unresponsive in her car seat and the passenger window broken, authorities told CBS, and the toddler’s family reportedly did not return for another three hours.

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The young girl was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation is ongoing. No charges have been filed at this time.

Around 37 children under the age of 14 die from being left in a hot car each year,according to NoHeatStroke.org, which studies childvehicular heatstroke deaths.

According to CNN, last year was the deadliest year for child vehicular heatstroke in 20 years. A reported 52 children between 7 weeks and 5 years old died after being left in cars.

The New York Postreported that temperatures in the area where the young girl was left on Friday reached the upper 80s.

source: people.com