London: A 14-month-old girl died after being left in a baking hot car for over three hours in Florida while her father attended church, a media report said on Tuesday.
Kimberly James is believed to have been in the vehicle with sweltering temperatures in Florida reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C), Daily Mail reported on its website.
Her lifeless body was discovered when her father Odane returned to his car after the church service in Miramar near Miami.
The girl's father is believed to be a pastor at the Holiness Born Again Church and had been taking part in the morning service.
Toddler Kimberly was found at about 3.15 pm on Sunday after services finished at the church, police spokeswoman Tania Rues said. The girl's father returned to his car and discovered Kimberly inside, Rues added.
A customer told him that a baby had been left in the car at the church.
The restaurant owner said he recognised the little girl as part of the church pastor's family.
Hours after the tragedy, devastated worshippers remained at the church in shocked silence while police officers gathered evidence and took pictures of the site nearby.
Kimberly is the 49th child to die in the US this year after being left in a hot car, according to statistics gathered by the group Kids and Cars.
The number of deaths eclipses a previous annual record of 45.
Kimberly James is believed to have been in the vehicle with sweltering temperatures in Florida reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C), Daily Mail reported on its website.
Her lifeless body was discovered when her father Odane returned to his car after the church service in Miramar near Miami.
The girl's father is believed to be a pastor at the Holiness Born Again Church and had been taking part in the morning service.
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Toddler Kimberly was found at about 3.15 pm on Sunday after services finished at the church, police spokeswoman Tania Rues said. The girl's father returned to his car and discovered Kimberly inside, Rues added.
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A customer told him that a baby had been left in the car at the church.
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The restaurant owner said he recognised the little girl as part of the church pastor's family.
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Hours after the tragedy, devastated worshippers remained at the church in shocked silence while police officers gathered evidence and took pictures of the site nearby.
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Kimberly is the 49th child to die in the US this year after being left in a hot car, according to statistics gathered by the group Kids and Cars.
The number of deaths eclipses a previous annual record of 45.
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