A 3-year-old boy was killed on Monday when he fell into a grease trap behind a Tim Hortons in upstate New York, authorities said.
The toddler walked over the trap — which resembles a manhole cover and tops the vat where used cooking oil is collected — behind a Tim Hortons in Rochester at about 11 a.m. ET, police said.
When first responders arrived, the boy had been pulled out and was on his back with an adult performing CPR, police said.
The child was rushed to Strong Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at noon.
“Our hearts go out to the family of this child who had to suffer this unimaginable tragedy,” Rochester police Investigator Rick Camp said.
Police are investigating how the lid had come loose, allowing the child to fall in.
A rep for Tim Hortons could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday.
