(WHDH) — A three-year-old girl passed away and her 15-month-old sister is in critical condition after they were found in a hot car parked outside their mother’s home on Monday, officials said.
Officers were called to a home in Booneville, Arkansas, after 21-year-old Kaylee Petchenik reported that her children had gone missing while she was taking a nap, according to Arkansas State Police.
A Booneville officer found the children, both of whom were unconscious, lying on the car’s back floorboard, state police said.
Laykn Petchenik was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Olivia Petchenik remains hospitalized in stable, but critical condition.
No additional details were immediately available.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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