Autopsy says toddler found in vehicle died from overheating
BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police near Hamilton say the results of an autopsy indicate a three-year-old boy who was found in a vehicle died from overheating.
Halton regional police said Thursday the autopsy found that the “preliminary cause of death” was hyperthermia, consistent with the child being left in a vehicle and exposed to high temperatures for an extended period of time.
Police have said officers in Burlington, Ont., got a call around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday from a “hysterical” man, indicating that a child was in a vehicle and was not breathing.
They say the boy was outside a grey Ford Escape when emergency crews arrived, and paramedics pronounced him dead.