Police Say She Left Her Toddler in a Hot Car. She Says She Fell in a River.

Police say she left her toddler in a hot car. She says she fell in a river.

A mother charged with manslaughter said she was “swept away” by a Maine river while her daughter died in a car, according to an affidavit.

3-year-old girl found dead in SUV outside Maine convenience store was left for more than 14 hours, police say - The Boston Globe

The child's mother has been charged with manslaughter.

Update: All the police details on what happened in Maine

A Havertown woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old daughter told Maine police that she was picking up trash along the Penobscot River in Milford when she fell into the water and was swept away by the current, according to an affidavit of probable cause for her arrest. In the meantime, 3-year-old Fiona Brown and the 13-year-old family dog were locked in a hot car, where police found them dead on Saturday night. Kelly Brown…