Authorities:
3-year-old child dies in Monroe County after being found in locked car
The MCSO said the child was found by his grandmother unresponsive inside
a locked car. Attempts to revive the boy were unsuccessful.
The
Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a 3-year-old boy is dead after he was
found inside a locked car.
Authorities said the incident is still
under investigation. Deputies responded after the child was found
unresponsive in a locked car after being left there for around 35 minutes.
Attempts to revive the child were unsuccessful.
Authorities said
they spoke to the child's grandmother and guardian, who said she had been
mowing the neighbor's lawn at the time.
The grandmother told
authorities the child had been left in the care of a 15-year-old at the
residence who was watching other children at the time.
At some point,
the grandmother noticed the boy wasn't around and asked the teen where he
was, according to deputies.
When they eventually located the child in
the car, the grandmother said she took him inside and tried to revive him,
but was unsuccessful.
Deputies said the vehicle's doors were locked
and unable to be opened from the inside with the handles.
The
grandmother said the car had been parked at the residence that morning and
had not been moved.
The child was taken to Sweetwater Hospital.
This is a developing story. Updates will be posted as new information
becomes available.