Veyo, Utah: Three-year-old boy found dead in car after authorities receive ‘screaming’ 911 call
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Police and paramedics made a horrifying discovery after they received a “screaming” emergency phone call alerting them to a child laying still in a car.
The 911 call was made at around 6pm on Monday from Veyo, Utah, and the dispatcher could hear the caller crying out in distress, making it difficult for them to determine what was unfolding on the other end.
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When police arrived at the apartment on Main Street, they found an unresponsive child inside a car.
By the time other first responders made it to the scene, the boy had been taken out of the car, but tragically, despite attempts to resuscitate him, he was unable to be saved.
“The initial investigation by detectives revealed that the child was left unattended in the vehicle after a shopping trip with his family,” the Washington Sheriff’s office said.
Lucas Alfred, a Washington County police sergeant said the boy lived at the apartment the vehicle was parked at.
The child’s identity is yet to be confirmed by authorities, and little information of the circumstances of his death has been made publicly available.
The investigation into the three-year-old’s death remains ongoing, as police try to determine why the boy was left in the vehicle and how long he was left there.
Temperatures in Veyo on the day he was found reached nearly 37 degrees Celsius.
In as little as 30 minutes at that heat, the inside temperature of a car can increase by nearly 20 degrees.
Police are also still trying to determine the identity of the person who made the 911 call.
No charged have been laid.
“The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is saddened that this tragic incident occurred and extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and community this has affected,” a police statement said.
“We expresses our gratitude to Gold Cross Ambulance, Veyo Fire Department (and) Dammeron Valley Fire Department for their response and assistance.”
