TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) -
Police in Tahlequah arrested a 19-year-old man on a manslaughter
complaint after his toddler daughter was found unresponsive in a car
Monday night.
Police say emergency crews
were sent to Norris Park around 9 p.m. Monday. Authorities say
paramedics attempted to revive the 18-month-old girl but she later died
at a hospital.
Reports say that police say the toddler had a very high core body temperature.
Authorities say the car was running and the heater was on but the father
had been outside of the vehicle.
The National Weather Service says it was about 50 degrees at 9 p.m. in Tahlequah on Monday.
The father, who hasn't been
formally charged, was arrested on complaints of child neglect or
endangerment and second-degree manslaughter.
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