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Video Shows Moment 2-Year-Old Boy Was Rescued From Hot Car

The child was rescued after bystanders and a deputy intervened, and officials warned that car temperatures can rise 20 degrees in 10 minutes.

  • Clark County deputies rescued a two-year-old child from a parked car in Vancouver during a recent incident, the Clark County Sheriff's Office reported.
  • Outside temperatures reached 92 degrees while the toddler remained in the vehicle for 16 minutes with the engine off and only a small rear window cracked open.
  • A Clark County deputy arrived to find the child still strapped into a car seat, while people nearby gathered to create shade while waiting for help.
  • Parents who were inside a nearby grocery store for nearly 30 minutes face reckless endangerment charges, and Child Protective Services was notified of the incident.
  • The National Weather Service advises the community to call 911 if they see children in distress, as vehicle temperatures can rise 20 degrees in 10 minutes.
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Video shows moment 2-year-old boy was rescued from hot car

Witnesses called 911 in May to report the child in a parked car, and the witnesses tried to create shade around the car as they waited for responders, the Clark County Sheriff's Department said on Wednesday.

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