Two children die in Detroit cold while sleeping in van, police say
Two children in Detroit died of suspected exposure to the cold after being found unresponsive in the van where the family was living Monday, police said.
Two children in Detroit died of suspected exposure to the cold after being found unresponsive in the van where the family was living Monday, police said.
The children, ages 2 and 9, were discovered not breathing by their mother at around noon, Detroit police Capt. Nathan Duda said. They were separately taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead, he said.
The mother had parked the van at a casino parking garage at around 1 a.m. Monday, and the vehicle ran out of gas sometime thereafter, Duda told reporters in a video released by the police department.
The tragedy happened as Detroit had temperatures of around 12 degrees early Monday morning, with wind chills of 6 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
The Hollywood Casino parking structure in Detroit.via WDIVThe mother first realized one child was not breathing and called a family member to take the child to a hospital, Duda said. She then realized a second child was not breathing and called the family member back, the captain said.
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