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Girl, 4, dies after being forgotten in car in northern Negev amid heatwave
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA 4-year-old girl has died after being forgotten in a closed vehicle for an extended period of time amid a scorching heatwave, the Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service says, adding that it is a “shocking case.”
The incident happened near the Bedouin community of Ararat an-Naqab in the northern Negev.
According to MDA, the girl was brought, unconscious and without vital signs, to a clinic in the nearby Arara, suffering from heatstroke and burns on her body. Medics tried to resuscitate her but were forced to pronounce her dead.
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