A 5-year-old child in foster care dies after being left in hot SUV in Nebraska
OMAHA, Nebraska — A 5-year-old Nebraska boy who was in foster care died after being left in a hot SUV for hours, Omaha police said.
Officers were called to the parking lot of a beauty salon at 5:11 p.m. Wednesday. Lt. Neal Nonacci told the Omaha World Herald that someone saw the boy and called the police. The child was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
βAt this time, it appears the child was left unattended in a vehicle for an extended period of time,β police said in the release.
An autopsy has been scheduled to confirm the cause of death as the investigation continues. Temperatures in Omaha peaked at 86 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) about an hour before the child was found.