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Toddler Dies After Six Hours Trapped in Car During Record 35°C Heatwave in Spain

Authorities have confirmed heat exhaustion as the cause following the toddler’s six-hour entrapment in a sweltering vehicle

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Overview

  • A two-year-old boy was forgotten in his father’s car from about 9 AM until 3 PM on an industrial estate in Valls, Spain, before a colleague noticed him.
  • Firefighters and emergency medical responders performed CPR but the toddler went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Local police have opened an investigation into heat exhaustion and dehydration as the likely causes and questioned the father without announcing any formal charges.
  • Spain’s weather service says the early-summer heatwave with temperatures up to 35 °C reflects a broader trend of record highs linked to global warming.
  • Experts and authorities warn that rising temperatures increase the risk of child heatstroke and are urging technological and regulatory measures to prevent such tragedies.