LANCASTER : Baby Rescued From Locked Car; Father Is Arrested
Despite sweltering temperatures that could have proved fatal, a 9-month-old infant survived seemingly unscathed after his father left him in a locked car in a parking lot with the windows rolled up.
Sheriff’s deputies, notified by passersby, rescued the child by forcing open a door of the car parked in front of a Costco store.
The infant’s father, William Lynch, 27, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and taken to Antelope Valley sheriff’s station, where he was held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The incident occurred at 11 a.m., when temperatures had already reached 100 degrees. The mid-size car where the infant was discovered was completely closed and parked in an area without trees or shade. The infant, who was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital for observation, is believed to have been locked in the car for at least 20 minutes. The infant was released to his mother.
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