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Baby found dead inside car in Arizona
An infant was found dead inside a car in Cordes Lakes, the Yavapai County Sheriffs Office said. The victim was not identified.
YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. - A 6-month-old baby is dead after being left inside a hot car for several hours on Tuesday in Cordes Lakes, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.
The baby was found on July 30 after deputies followed up on a report on an infant that was found inside a car.
Deputies, along with a medical team, confirmed the baby had died.
The infant was not identified.
Lately, Cordes Lakes has been averaging 100 degree days during Arizona's summer this year, and lows in the mid-70s.
Baby was left inside car for 7 hours: YCSO
According to new information from YCSO, the baby was left inside a car for several hours before being found dead.
Investigators say the child's mother asked a neighbor for a ride into Prescott Valley. On the way back, the baby fell asleep inside the car.
The neighbor was asked to drop off the baby with his father, who would be home shortly, YCSO said.
"The neighbor arrived home at around 2:00 pm parked the car exposed in the hot sun and went into their house, claiming to forget about the baby in the car," YCSO said.
The child's father then contacted the mother, who was at work, at around 8:45 p.m., asking when the neighbor would bring him his son.
The mother immediately called the neighbor, who realized the infant was still inside the car.
"The neighbor ran next door to the father's house and both the father and neighbor pulled the baby out of the car, called 911 and tried CPR," YCSO said. "The baby had been left in the car seat strapped in the back seat of the neighbor’s car for approximately seven hours."
YCSO says the medical examiner will determine the child's cause of death, and the case will be submitted to the Yavapai County Attorney's Office.