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.