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Video: Florida deputies smash window to rescue overheating child locked in minivan

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Published  December 11, 2025 1:54pm EST
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FOX 13 News
Florida deputies save child locked in hot minivan

Florida deputies save child locked in hot minivan

Deputies rescued a child locked in a minivan near a Florida mall.

The Brief

    • Deputies rescued a 1-year-old child accidentally locked in a hot minivan near the St. Johns Town Center mall on Dec. 5, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
    • JSO said the child’s mother called 911 after realizing she had mistakenly left the keys in her car with the engine off and the windows rolled up.
    • The child and mother were reunited, and the sheriff’s office deemed the incident an accident and not a crime.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Deputies rescued a 1-year-old child accidentally locked in a hot minivan near the St. Johns Town Center mall on Dec. 5, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The backstory:

JSO said the child’s mother called 911 after realizing she had mistakenly left the keys in her car with the engine off and the windows rolled up.

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Deputies arrived at the scene and broke one of the car windows to save the child. When the child was pulled out of the vehicle, they were showing signs of overheating as temperatures outside were about 85 degrees, the sheriff's office said.

The child and mother were reunited, and the sheriff’s office deemed the incident an accident and not a crime.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

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