2 Texas Toddlers Found Dead In Hot Car

In a rural North Texas neighborhood, two toddlers were found dead in a hot car.

A Parker County Sheriff’s Office statement says that a 2-year-old girl and 16-month-old boy were found about 4:30 p.m. Friday by their mother in a subdivision near Lake Weatherford. Temperatures at the time were about 96 degrees.

The unidentified mother told investigators that her children “took off” and she was searching for them when she found them locked inside the vehicle. The mother broke a window to get into the vehicle but found both children unresponsive.

Sheriff Larry Fowler said the case is in the early stages of investigation and no assumptions are being made at this stage.