A nine-year-old Texas girl tragically died after being left inside a sweltering car while her mother was at work.
A 36-year-old mom left her young daughter in the backseat of her Toyota Camry while she clocked in for her 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift at United States Gypsum in Galena Park on Tuesday.
The mother, whose position at the construction manufacturing company is unknown, reportedly left her adolescent daughter with ‘some water, the windows partially down, and proceeded to go to work for the day,’ according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
It was unclear whether the mother had returned at all before the end of her shift.
‘I don’t know if anyone checked on the child throughout the day,’ Gonzalez said.
Harris County authorities were contacted by the worry-stricken mother at 2:06 p.m.
First responders arrived at the scene around 3:15 p.m. and attempted CPR and other life-saving measures, ABC13 reported.
The child was then transported to Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital – 10 miles from the warehouse – where she was pronounced dead.
‘A nine-year-old beautiful little girl has lost her life by no fault of her own,’ the Harris County Sheriff said.
A 36-year-old mom left her young daughter in the backseat of her Toyota Camry while she clocked in for her 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift at United States Gypsum in Galena Park on Tuesday. Pictured: Harris County Sheriff’s restrict access to the mother’s car in the USG parking lot
The mother, whose position at the construction manufacturing company is unknown, reportedly left her adolescent daughter with ‘some water, the windows partially down, and proceeded to go to work for the day,’ according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (right)
