2-year-old Florida girl dies after being left in hot car

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — Detectives are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl after she was left in a hot car.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VSO) said on Thursday the parents of the young girl discovered she had been left in the family's hot car. The child was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately was pronounced dead by medical staff.

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The parents from Orange City told detectives that they left their home on Highland Drive and went to lunch in DeLand. They drove home at about 2:40 p.m. with the child and two older brothers, ages 15 and 8.

Around 5 p.m., the girl’s parents found her unresponsive still in the car and drove her to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased just before 6 p.m.

The circumstances of the child’s death are under active investigation by the Volusia Sheriff’s Major Case Unit.