A child has passed away after being found unresponsive inside a vehicle in Osage County over the weekend.
Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies received a 911 call shortly before 3:45 pm about the 2-year-old child in Scranton. Deputies, Scranton first responders and Osage County EMS responded and started life-sustaining measures as soon as they arrived. The child was rushed to an unspecified Topeka hospital but was pronounced dead.
Deputies are investigating.
Temperatures in Emporia were in the low to mid-90s at the time the incident was reported, with heat index readings above 102. Temperatures in Topeka, which is closer to Scranton, were in the upper 80s to low 90s with heat index readings around 100.
