Deputies: 2-year-old dies after being left in hot car in Volusia
County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A
2-year-old girl died Thursday after Volusia County deputies said
the toddler was left in a hot car for more than 2 hours.
Deputies said the Orange City family, including the 2-year-old
girl and her two older brothers, ages 15 and 8, returned home
from lunch in DeLand around 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
Around 5
p.m., deputies said the family found the toddler unresponsive in
the car. They rushed her to the hospital where deputies said she
was pronounced dead before 6 p.m.
Deputies said the
circumstances of the child’s death are under active
investigation by the Volusia Sheriff’s Major Case Unit.
This is the second hot-car death reported in Central Florida in
the past month. Less than two weeks ago, an 11-month-old died
after being left in the car while their parents attended church
in Brevard County.
“Any time there’s a loss of a child, it’s just a very tragic event no
matter if it’s by natural means or by accident or by some other means,” he
said.