Dramatic moment baby is rescued from 110-degree car in roasting California heat
Police in California smashed the window of a car to rescue a baby trapped inside in 110-degree heat as temperatures are set to top triple digits again next week
Dramatic video footage captured the moment police officer rescued a baby from a dangerously hot vehicle in California as temperatures topped triple digits.
Police in Corona responded to a call on June 17 and discovered an infant just a few months old locked inside a parked car with the windows rilled up and the engine switched off. Temperatures outside that day had hit 96 degrees while Corona police said a thermal device recorded a temperature of 110 degrees inside the vehicle.
The City of Corona Police Department said that “when officers arrived at the scene, they observed the baby in distress, and breached a window to extricate him.” Body camera footage of the incident showed officers quickly smashing one of the car's front windows so that they could unlock the door and rescue the baby from a back seat.
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One of the officers could be seen gently cradling the baby and patting its back after the rescue. Police said the infant is expected to recover but have not revealed whether the parent will face charges.
Parents warned as seven children have died in hot cars already this year
Sharing the video to Facebook, the City of Corona Police Department wrote: "LEAVE NO KIDS UNATTENDED!!"
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warns that a child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adults. Even on a mild day, temperatures inside a car can soar by nearly 20 degrees within just 10 minutes.
Seven children have already died in hot vehicle incidents in the US so far this year, according to Kids and Car Safety. A staggering 1,100 children have died since 1990.
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More triple digit temperatures forecast in California
Following the incident, more dangerously hot weather is forecast for parts of California. In Corona, temperatures are set to continue to stay in the high 90s throughout the weekend and into next week.
Sacramento will experience some of the hottest conditions, highs will soar to around 98 degrees over the weekend and are forecast to reach 100 degrees by next Wednesday.
In Death Valley, temperatures will reach a staggering 118 degrees for the next week.
San Fransico, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, however, will be drastically cooler, with temperautes sitting mostly in the mid-to-high 60s and only peaking slightly into the 70s on some days over the weekend and into next week.
