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Video: Oklahoma Officer Rescues Toddler from Hot Car

An officer with the Owasso (OK) Police Department is being praised for his actions in removing a toddler from the back of a car parked in extreme heat.

July 3, 2019
Video: Oklahoma Officer Rescues Toddler from Hot Car

 

An officer with the Owasso (OK) Police Department is being praised for his actions in removing a toddler from the back of a car parked in extreme heat.

According to NBC News , the toddler was in the car for between 15 and 20 minutes and was crying when the officer discovered the abandoned child in the parking lot of a local liquor store.

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The mother—identified as 24-year-old Gretchen Markovics—was arrested on charges of child endangerment.

The child was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation and released into the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.