Georgia hot car death of 1-year-old at Walgreens is 9th in US this year: Report
Child's mother worked at Walgreens pharmacy, police say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 1-year-old child died after being found unresponsive in a hot car in Georgia. It's the ninth child death of its kind this year in the U.S., a nonprofit says.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office told Fox5 Atlanta the latest incident happened Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Walgreens pharmacy in Danielsville, outside Athens.
Police told the station they were called to the Walgreens, where the child’s mother works, around 1:30 p.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Temperatures at that time were just above 90 degrees, according to Fox5 Atlanta.
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The Walgreens parking lot in Danielsville, Georgia, where a child was found unresponsive Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Google Maps)
The child was taken to a local hospital, where the child later died.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It is not immediately clear how long the child was inside the car, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death, the station reports.
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Seats for children mounted in a minivan. (iStock)
The death is the ninth involving a child left in a hot car this year, according to Kids and Car Safety, which describes itself as a "national nonprofit … dedicated to saving the lives of children and pets in and around motor vehicles."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Earlier this week, a 3-year-old in Columbus, Georgia, and an 18-month-old in Chesterfield County, Virginia, died in similar incidents, the nonprofit reported.
Fox News’ Nicole Pelletiere contributed to this report.