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Tragedy in Israel as an 18-month-old toddler, Eliyahu Weingott z”l, who was left in a vehicle died as a result R”L. Magen David Adom reports the call came in at 11:58AM on Monday morning 22 Iyar, and reported an unconscious infant in a parked vehicle. When paramedics and EMTs arrived, the child was already in cardiac arrest. The child was pronounced dead on the scene R”L.

MDA Lachish District Chief Ami Abiji adds “When we arrived on the scene we saw the 16-month-old baby unconscious, exhibiting signs of severe heat stroke. There were no signs of life and the child was pronounced dead on the scene”.

Eliyahu’s dad told police that he remembered his child only three hours later and ran to the car, but it was too late. He explained that he dropped off the children at school and kindergarten and the little one was with him too. He only remembered the toddler hours later, and it was too late R”L.

Israel Police has launched an investigation into the incident. Both Ichud (United) Hatzalah and Magen David Adom call on everyone to be vigilant, adding simply looking inside a parked vehicle can save a life!!

The levaya began at 4:30PM in Ashdod.

YWN published a video in 2013, in the hopes of preventing such tragedy again. Please watch it by clicking here.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)