Toddler brothers, aged three and one, die after getting trapped in a car parked outside their family home as temperature inside hit 130 degrees
- Daniel Garcia, 3, and Ivan Salazar Jr, 1, were found unresponsive in a car parked at their family home near Montevallo, Alabama, on Saturday
- The pair were taken to a local hospital but died
- They had been inside the vehicle for more than 90 minutes
- Inside air temperatures would have been well over 135 degrees
Two young toddler brothers died on Saturday after they crawled into a blazing hot car and got trapped inside for 90 minutes, as temperatures exceeded 130 degrees inside the vehicle.
Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home near Montevallo on Saturday afternoon at around 2.35pm to respond to a call about two missing children.
There, they found brothers Daniel Garcia, 3, and Ivan Salazar Jr, 1 unresponsive in a vehicle parked at the home, according to a release from the sheriff’s department.
Daniel Garcia, 3, and Ivan Salazar Jr, 1, were found unresponsive in a car parked at their family home near Montevallo, Alabama, on Saturday
Southeast Shelby Rescue assisted in transporting the pair to the Shelby Baptist Medical Center, where the brothers later died.
‘Our hearts and prayers are with the family of those two little boys during this unimaginable tragedy,’ Sheriff John Samaniego stated in the release.
Authorities are still investigating the death of the children.
According to Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans, the two boys death were consistent with Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke.
Outside air temperatures on the day were approximately 91 degrees, AL.com reports. Inside air temperatures would have been well over 135 degrees.
Family members for the boys built two large crosses outside the car that sat parked at the house.
A double funeral service will be held on August 22 at 11am at the Ellison Memorial Funeral Home in Clanton, Alabama.