Police said an Indiana man was arrested after his young daughter died while locked in the family car amid a sweltering heat wave.

Joshua Stryzanski was booked by Greenfield police Saturday night on a charge of neglect of a dependant resulting in death after his 3-month-old daughter was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The Indianapolis Star said another parent in Fishers was arrested after her 16-month-old daughter was found in a similar situation at a shopping center. Police broke out a window to get the child out, but she suffered a seizure en route to a hospital and was admitted in critical condition.

The child's mother had been shopping for about an hour while the temperature inside the vehicle topped 120 degrees, police told the newspaper. (UPI)

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"깜박잊고.." 폭염속 차에 방치한 여아 사망

미국 인디애나 경찰은 지난 토요일 밤 딸을 폭염 속 차에 방치해 숨지게 한 조슈아 스트리잔스키를 아동유기 혐의로 구속 기소했다. 3개월 된 여아는 병원에서 사망한 것으로 알려졌다.

현지 언론은 이 사건과 함께 16개월된 딸아이를 차에 두고 약 한 시간 동안 쇼핑을 한 30세 여성에 대한 사건도 언급했다.

섭씨 48도가 넘는 차내 온도 속에 있던 아이를 경찰이 발견해 창문을 부수고 병원으로 후송했지만 환자가 뇌졸중 증세를 보였으며 현재 심각한 상태에 있다고 병원측은 밝혔다.