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Child dies after being left in a vehicle for unknown amount of time in Winter Haven: WHPD

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A child has died after being left in a vehicle in Winter Haven for an unknown amount of time, according to Winter Haven Police Department Public Information Officer (PIO) Jaime Brown.

Officials said police and fire responded to a home at Ave N NW involving an infant left inside a vehicle at around 3:50 p.m. on March 31.

When crews arrived, they started life-saving measures and transported the child to the hospital.

The PIO later said the child had died.

Police continue to investigate the incident.

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