A Flood Watch is in effect for the region until 2 a.m. on Monday. Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening may also contain localized damaging wind gusts. Thunderstorms will continue to develop each afternoon and evening through Wednesday and will be capable of producing frequent lightning, localized damaging wind gusts, and pockets of heavy rain that may result in flash flooding. Unsettled weather continues through much of the week.
For us: There is an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms today with a high of 80. Patchy fog tonight, with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low of 68. Patchy fog on Monday morning, otherwise partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high of 82.
A deputy in Clark County, Washington, saved a 2-year-old boy who was alone in a car on a 92-degree day. (Clark County Sheriff’s Department)
(CLARK COUNTY, Wash.) — Heart-stopping video has been released showing the moment a deputy in Clark County, Washington, saved a 2-year-old boy who was left alone in a hot car on a 92-degree day.
Witnesses called 911 in May to report the child in a parked car, and the witnesses tried to create shade around the car as they waited for responders, the Clark County Sheriff’s Department said on Wednesday.
Deputy Ben Hulsey arrived at the scene to find the 2-year-old strapped in his car seat, “sweating heavily, with his head tilted to the side and not responding,” the sheriff’s department said. The car had a small crack in the back window, authorities said.
Hulsey broke a window to rescue the little boy, who was checked by medics, authorities said.
Investigators determined the boy was left alone for about 16 minutes, the sheriff’s department said. When deputies found his parents, they had been inside a nearby grocery store for almost 30 minutes, authorities said.
The parents are facing reckless endangerment charges, the department said.
“Never leave a child or pet alone in a vehicle. Not even for a few minutes,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement Wednesday. “If you see a child or pet left alone in a vehicle and believe they’re in distress, don’t hesitate to call 911. That’s exactly what these community members did.”
At least seven children have died in hot cars so far this year in the U.S., according to national nonprofit KidsAndCars.org. Last year, at least 37 children died in hot cars across the country, KidsAndCars.org said.
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