In the French city of Carpentras, during intense heat, two children aged 2 and 4 were found dead in a car. Law enforcement considers the heat as the main theory of the tragedy, reports Le Figaro, writes UNN.
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The children were found lifeless in the afternoon of June 22 in the family car parked near a residential building. According to the prosecutor's office, the final causes of death are to be determined by forensic experts.
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Firefighters reported arriving at the scene around 1:20 p.m. and finding two children in cardiac arrest.
The investigation is checking the circumstances of the tragedy
According to Le Figaro, it is preliminarily believed that the children may have gotten into the car on their own while their 33-year-old mother was shopping, after which they were unable to get out.
The causes of death are still being investigated, but the heat is the leading theory
The children's bodies were sent for autopsy to the forensic institute in Nîmes. The mother was hospitalized after the tragedy and has not yet been questioned.
The incident occurred amid a powerful heatwave in France. According to Météo-France, 54 departments of the country are under the highest level of weather danger due to abnormally high temperatures.
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