On a sweltering July afternoon in 2016, what began as a routine day in Keene, New Hampshire, turned into a surreal scene that would make headlines across the country. Police Lieutenant Jason Short was racing through the parking lot of a local Walmart after receiving a frantic 911 call — a baby, witnesses said, was locked inside a parked car under the blistering summer sun.
The situation sounded dire. Temperatures had soared past 90 degrees, and shoppers had spotted what looked like tiny feet sticking out from beneath a blanket. To any trained first responder, those details spelled one thing — a child in immediate danger.
The Emergency Call
When Lt. Short pulled into the parking lot on July 23, 2016, he found a silver sedan parked in direct sunlight. The windows were rolled up, and the air inside shimmered with heat. Peering through the glass, he froze. There, in the back seat, lay what appeared to be an infant wrapped tightly in a light blanket. The small, motionless feet were visible.
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