1-year-old dies after being in hot car
for over 9 hours
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) - Police in
eastern Nebraska say a 1-year-old child has died after being left all day in
a hot vehicle.
The Columbus Telegram reports that the child was found
dead Wednesday night in the back of a vehicle in Columbus. Police say the
boy's 37-year-old mother mistakenly left the boy inside the vehicle in the
parking lot of her workplace.
Columbus Police Capt. Todd Thalken says
the child was in the vehicle from about 8 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. Thalken says the
boy's death was a mistake, noting the woman had a daily routine that was
disrupted Wednesday.
Police have not released the name of the child
or his mother.
The National Weather Service says the high temperature
in Columbus on Wednesday was 86 degrees (30 Celsius). Columbus is about 100
miles west of Omaha.