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A toddler was left to die in a hot van in Utah by family members who were attending a family reunion over the weekend. The unnamed 2-year-old was discovered unresponsive by their father upon returning from a religious event with several other adults
This is the 16th hot car death of 2017 so far, according to Kids and Cars, and it's the 12th in Utah since 1996, according to KUTV News.
Here's an article with further details. So the entire group met for something in the morning, then later they all gathered at a home to drop off 25-30 kids for care and the adults were transported to another location for a religious meeting, leaving all the kids in the care of others.
Perfect storm. The people watching the kids wouldn't know to ask "Where's _____ today?" because this was just kind of a group one time thing. The parents are immediately whisked off to another location so they also don't have a chance to notice she's missing.
Sad and tragic. I wonder if the siblings noticed the 2 year old was missing and said something about it, but weren't really paid attention to? I believe my older kids would be keenly aware that their 2 year old brother was missing in this situation.
From that link...
"Police suspect the child fell asleep in the car on the way back to Winchester Hills and didn’t leave the vehicle with everyone else afterward."
Seems weird. Was a 2 year old child expected to get out of the car by himself?
From that link...
"Police suspect the child fell asleep in the car on the way back to Winchester Hills and didn’t leave the vehicle with everyone else afterward."
Seems weird. Was a 2 year old child expected to get out of the car by himself?
That does seem weird. In this case (Utah, Mormons) I doubt the parents will be held accountable
I'm pretty sure 2 year olds aren't strong enough to undo the buckles on a car seat to get themselves out of the car. My 4 year old can't even do it. I guess he wasn't in a car seat.
With a ton of kids, they might expect other kids to tend to the younger ones.
And wouldn't you when doing that assign older children and tell them who they're in charge of by name? Thus prompting you to come to realize your 2 year old is missing?
I find this very odd, not one other adult or child wondered where this child was? These people are related not strangers, very odd.
I wonder what the parents' reaction was, when they came back to their car, and found a dead body in the back seat. Idiots. What's wrong with people? Why can't they keep track of their own kids? Don't they care about their kids? Not enough to pay attention, apparently.
Is this really happening that much more often than it used to or is there more 24-7 news coverage than there used to be and that's why it seems like it's happening so often?
Either way, it's still a tragic and preventable situation.
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