Heroic bystanders rescued three helpless children from a sweltering car in San Antonio, Texas, after their mother left them locked in the car while she went to the store.
On Friday around 2 p.m., a one-month-old baby, a two-year-old child and a four-year-old child were rescued from a stationary car after a passer-by found them trapped.
The mother, Angela Garza-Amador, parked the car in a shopping center on the 16600 block of Highway 281 as temperatures outside reached the high 90s. Police estimated they were in the hot car for about 50 minutes.
A dramatic video shared online showed the moment people got into the car and saved the young children from imminent danger.
The children were taken to the hospital and are expected to make a full recovery, although their current conditions are unclear. Garza-Amador was arrested on three counts of child endangerment.
Around 2pm on Friday, a one-month-old baby, a two-year-old child and a four-year-old child were rescued from a stationary car after a passerby found them trapped. (in the photo: a crying boy in the car)
A one-month-old baby, dressed in a long-sleeved romper, was pulled from the backseat of the hot car
Studies show that the temperature inside a car can rise to 104F in just half an hour on a 70F day, and to 115F in an hour. The body’s organs begin to shut down at 107F.
The video of the harrowing moment opens with a young boy dressed in a red T-shirt and jeans, breathing heavily and sitting in the front seat of the car.
The woman who rescues him, Pati Valezquez, asks him and his sister if he needs water as she wipes tears from his face.
The camera then shows a little girl in a striped outfit and ponytail, standing in the backseat next to her brother.
The boy continues to cry and try to catch his breath as the woman says, “It’s okay… it’s okay.”
Two women then walk to the car as the woman recording asks, “Is she in there?”
“No, then we’ll call the police,” one of them answers.
The woman taking the picture shows the boy again. He is visibly overheated and has a red face.
Garza-Amador (pictured) was arrested on three counts of child endangerment
The mother, Angela Garza-Amador, parked the car in a shopping center on the 16600 block of Highway 281 when the outside temperature reached the high 90s. Police say they were there for about 50 minutes
“Crazy, and there’s another one in the back,” says a woman.
“Here, let’s get those babies over there,” says another as they walk to the back of the car to get the little girl.
The little boy is taken out of the car as he cries in fear and more and more people gather around the vehicle.
That’s when they realized there was a baby in a car seat in the back.
The Good Samaritan says, “Is there a baby there? Oh my God!”
She opens the door to discover the one-month-old baby as another woman quickly climbs in from the other side and unties the child, dressed in a long-sleeved romper, from the car seat.
The bystanders then see the mother coming out of the store as the video ends.
It is unclear which store she entered, but according to Valezquez, the mother said she left the car running and her boyfriend was in the car with the children. (in the photo: Garza-Amador is handcuffed on the spot)
It’s unclear which store she entered, but Valezquez said the mother said she left the car and her boyfriend was in the car with the children.
“When this happened, my heart sank. I’m so shocked,” she said.
“Her story was that she left the car running but took the keys with her. I think after a while the car turned off but she didn’t realize it.”
“What’s wrong is that she tried to cover up her story by saying her boyfriend was in the car, when there wasn’t a single man in sight.”
Valezquez also posted a photo of Garza-Amador being handcuffed by San Antonio police officers.
She told officers she did not know how long she had been in the store.
DailyMail.com has contacted San Antonio police for comment.
Diana Sofia Aleman Roman was found unconscious in the SUV outside her parents’ home in Santee, San Diego, around 12:20 a.m. on June 13
Diana’s parents Romer and Jayson De Los Santos (pictured) took her home on April 11 after flying to Arizona, where they met the baby girl for the first time at the hospital
A similar incident proved fatal for the newborn baby after she was left in the back of a hot car just two months after her adoptive parents took her home as a newborn.
Diana Sofia Aleman Roman was found unconscious in the SUV outside her parents’ home in Santee, San Diego, around 12:20 a.m. on June 13.
She had been in the car for several hours in 63F weather when a family member found her and called 911. The girl was rushed to hospital, but did not survive.
Diana’s parents Romer and Jayson De Los Santos took her home on April 11 after flying from Arizona to the hospital, where they met her baby girl for the first time.
Detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office are investigating how Diana was forgotten in the car and who left her there. No charges have been filed.