A three-year-old toddler was found after being forgotten in Ashdod inside a car, police and Israeli media reported on Saturday. The child was later pronounced dead.
After receiving a report that the boy had been missing for several hours, the police said that at 3:00 p.m., they began to scan the reported area in Ashdod.
The police found the boy locked inside a parked car. Once rescued, they discovered he was unconscious and suffered from a heat stroke. He was subsequently evacuated to Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital.
The police also reported that they are investigating the circumstances that led to this incident.