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malaise

(295,095 posts) Mon May 23, 2016, 10:05 PM May 2016

11 month old baby girl in Florida dies after being left in the car [View all]

http://www.local10.com/news/11-month-old-girl-dies-after-left-in-van-in-hialeah
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An 11-month-old girl has died after she was found in her parents' parked van in Hialeah, authorities said.

Sky 10 was above a home near Northwest 138th Street and 86th Terrace and saw several police cars parked outside.

A Hialeah Fire Department representative said paramedics were called to the home at 4:10 p.m. and were working to resuscitate the toddler as she was taken to Palmetto General Hospital.

She was pronounced dead a short time later.

It's unclear how long the girl was inside the van, but Hialeah police Sgt. Carl Zogby said she was possibly in there for several hours with the engine turned off.

Hialeah police said the investigation is ongoing.

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How did they leave the baby in the car at their home??

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11 month old baby girl in Florida dies after being left in the car [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

Always incomprehensible to me as a parent rjsquirrel May 2016 #1

This might explain how that can happen: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #2

Will finish reading in the morning malaise May 2016 #4

Thanks for this article. bjo59 May 2016 #6

Ugh, painful to read. prayin4rain May 2016 #16

or meth... snooper2 May 2016 #17

Thanks for sharing. DawgHouse May 2016 #19

In a rear-ward facing car seat. HubertHeaver May 2016 #3

I was going to post that it won't be long before the neglect-the-baby apologists valerief May 2016 #5

Read the article, please. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #7

People who lash out with terms like that generally aren't interested in educating themselves. Lancero May 2016 #26

Feel better about yourself? That kind of a personal attack is astounding. HubertHeaver May 2016 #8

Don't feel bad; there are always people who think they couldn't possibly The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #9

Thank you. Just what we need, a calm clear head. I certainly wasn't calm. HubertHeaver May 2016 #11

You weren't first, you are second so she wasn't actually referring to you... snooper2 May 2016 #18

I agree, the response was a broadside to all "apologists" for some bad behavior. HubertHeaver May 2016 #20

Seems your indictment will have to be leveled at the CDC and AMA as well LanternWaste May 2016 #23

Well said malaise May 2016 #31

Possibly everyone thinks someone else has the kid Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #10

These stories are heartbreaking. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #12

maybe there should be some device where you need to use car keys for the back JI7 May 2016 #13

The last time this topic came up, someone mentioned... JHB May 2016 #15

A shoe is better Fla_Democrat May 2016 #36

I hate hearing of these incidents. It's just so sad. mnhtnbb May 2016 #14

Nice post malaise May 2016 #22

I was lucky not to have to work full time when my babies were infants. mnhtnbb May 2016 #24

True people have full lives malaise May 2016 #25

I just finished reading the article that was posted in #2 mnhtnbb May 2016 #27

You know it was also in the days before cell phones. I had to leave the car mnhtnbb May 2016 #28

That must have been awful malaise May 2016 #30

Horrific. hamsterjill May 2016 #21

Despite all precautions (i.e., educating people), this keeps happening ailsagirl May 2016 #29

Interesting malaise May 2016 #34

That would be ideal ailsagirl May 2016 #35

Wow, I cannot imagine that kind of guilt. Rex May 2016 #32

Awful mcar May 2016 #33