Hot Springs police were investigating the death of a child who was found unresponsive Friday inside a vehicle outside an area home.
Hot Springs Fire Chief Ed Davis said Friday night that the Fire Department responded to a call from the 100 block of Fair Oaks Place of a "child in a car" around 3:20 p.m. Friday.
"When Engine 7 arrived on the scene they were waved off by LifeNet because apparently the child was already deceased. They didn't even get out at the scene," he said.
Police Cpl. McCrary Means said that, at 3:12 p.m., officers from the Hot Springs Police Department and LifeNet responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive child.
"Upon their arrival, immediate resuscitation efforts and immediate medical care was given. Unfortunately, all life-saving measures and efforts were unsuccessful," Means said in a news release distributed by email Friday night.
"Our preliminary investigation indicates that this may be a heat-related incident, where the child, who was approximately 2 years of age, was left in a vehicle," he said.
"The Hot Springs Police Department will conduct a thorough investigation and the body will be sent to the State Crime Lab to determine the cause of death," Means said.
Garland County experienced its hottest weather in nearly two years on Friday. The temperature was measured at 100 degrees at the Hot Springs Memorial Field recording station shortly before 5 p.m. Friday -- the first time the station has reached 100 degrees since Sept. 8, 2013, according to National Weather Service records.
Metro on 07/25/2015