Jun 27, 2021 / 10:18 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have cited a mother for leaving her child, 1, in a car unattended outside a Southeast Memphis Costco as temperatures reached 88 degrees.
Police said someone called them when they saw the baby locked in the car. The bystander got the girl out through a slightly cracked window and she she was sweating and looked flushed.
Police eventually found the mother, who told them she only went in the store to use the bathroom.
“This is something that happens all too often and it’s extremely dangerous for everyone but especially children,” said Dr. Michael Holder, medical director at Baptist Women’s and Children’s Pediatric Emergency Room.