Overview

• Officers broke a window and moved the unresponsive child into the supermarket’s cooled interior to lower his body temperature until medics arrived.
• Emergency personnel from the UME confirmed the case as grave and said the police intervention prevented a likely fatal outcome.
• Neighbors alerted authorities after spotting the child inside a sun‑exposed vehicle with the doors and windows closed.
• The Guardia Civil has opened investigatory diligences and ordered the vehicle transferred to the municipal impound.
• Cartagena’s mayor has proposed a formal commendation for the Policía Local agents involved in the rescue.