Editor's note: The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office initially reported the incorrect age of the infant. This story has been updated with new and correct information.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says a 6-month-old infant is dead after they were left in a car for close to seven hours in Cordes Lakes Tuesday.
According to sheriff's office spokesperson Paul Wick, deputies say the child’s mother left the infant with a neighbor who planned to drop them off with their father that afternoon. But authorities say the infant fell asleep in the back seat of the car around 2 p.m. and the neighbor forgot to bring them inside.
Around 8:45 p.m., the infant's father called the mother to ask when their child would be dropped off. Officials say the mother immediately called the neighbor who realized the infant had been left in the vehicle for approximately seven hours.
Both the father and neighbor tried CPR to revive the child. Police and firefighters responded and confirmed the child was dead at the scene around 9 p.m. The medical examiner also responded to conduct their investigation.
YCSO is still investigating the circumstances of the incident and says they plan to submit the case to the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office to determine if criminal charges should be filed.