Cop Finds Baby In Hot Car And Smashes Window, Only To See A Doll And That He Made A Huge Mistake

May 22, 2019 by apost team

We have all read the stories- a child or pet is left in a hot car and ends up dying from heat exhaustion. As much as we all believe that adults should know better than to leave a child or pet in the car, that doesn’t stop people from doing it.

In fact, there are even laws in some states that now allow bystanders to legally break a window if they see a person or animal locked in a hot car. It’s a shame that it has come to that, but it unfortunately has.

That is why bystanders were horrified to saw what they thought was a baby strapped into a car seat in Keene, New Hampshire. While this story occurred in 2016, it is a possibility that it could occur again.

A concerned citizen called 911 and reported that they were with a car that had a baby trapped inside. This happened on an extremely hot day at a Walmart shopping plaza.

Lt. Jason Short was the officer who responded to the emergency call. He got to the scene as quickly as he could. He knew that there have been hundreds of cases where children have died after being locked in a hot car during warmer days. The concerned cop knew that the clock was ticking fast.

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When Officer Short made it to the car, he looked inside to make sure there was actually a baby there. There was- he could see a very small baby with a bottle. The baby had been left strapped into their car seat and was covered by a small baby blanket.

Short knew that he had to act fast. Pulling out his baton, be shattered the window of the car. He then pulled the baby out as fast as he could.

However, he realized that something wasn’t quite right.

The small child appeared lifeless. Short even tried to give the baby CPR, but he quickly realized that he was getting no result.

Short called for an ambulance to help the child. He then decided to look to see if something could be blocking the baby’s airway by sticking a finger into the baby’s mouth. When he did, he felt resistance.

In just a few seconds Short realized the mistake. He called off the ambulance right away.

You can watch the video for yourself below:

While it had to have been a shock to Short, we are happy that it wasn’t a real baby suffering in the heat! What would you have done in this situation? Leave us a comment and then pass this on!