A 6-month-old in Arizona reportedly died on Tuesday after they were left in a car.

The infant’s mother told KPNX that a neighbor was watching her baby while she worked but forgot them in the car after the mother dropped them off. The infant was pronounced dead after Yavapai County police were called to the Cordes Lake area, where the baby was left.

Police said it is believed the infant was left in the car for seven hours. On the night in question, the neighbor was supposed to drop the baby off to his father — only to realize the baby had been in the vehicle the entire time, according to KPNX.

No charges have been filed, though an investigation is ongoing. The deceased infant has not been publicly identified.

So far, 18 children have died in hot cars this year. According to No Heat Stroke, 29 children died of vehicular heatstrokes in 2023.

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