The infant was left inside the vehicle for about three hours
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PALM BAY, Fla. — Police found the infant unconscious inside a vehicle parked outside the Evangelical Mount of Olives Baptist Church, reported WKMG News 6. The outside temperature hit the high 70s, according to multiple media reports.
Officers learned the girl had been left “for approximately three hours while the parents went to the church service,” police said in a statement shared with ABC News. She was pronounced dead at Palm Bay Community Hospital.
“This is an unfortunate incident, and our condolences and prayers go out to the family,” police Chief Mario Augello said in a statement posted by Florida Today.
Police got a call around 1 p.m. last Sunday about an unresponsive 11-month-old girl at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church in Palm Bay.
Police say the baby had accidentally been left in the car for around three hours while her parents attended church.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police did not say whether they expect to file charges.
