Police rescue baby from locked car during Ontario heat wave

Provincial police were called in to rescue a baby from a hot car in Wasaga Beach during the first day of a sweltering heat wave in southern Ontario.

Officers responded to a call around 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday for reports that an infant was locked inside a vehicle parked in a driveway.

Police say the eight-month-old’s parents called 911 after they weren’t able to unlock the car.

The responding officers were able to successfully unlock a door and get the child out. The infant was inside the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes, according to police.

“After the baby was safely removed, the baby was assessed by paramedics, however did not need to be transported to the hospital,” says a spokesperson for Huronia West OPP.

“There was another young child outside the vehicle while the paramedics assessed the eight-month-old, PC Chalmers and Sgt Goderre distracted the three-year-old by showing him the police car and giving him an OPP teddy bear to play with.”

Tuesday was the first day of a sweltering heat wave across much of southern Ontario that saw temperatures in the high 20s, with humidex values closer to 40 across much of the province.

Thank you to our #HurWOPP officers, Sgt Goderre & PC Chalmers for their quick actions saving a baby that was accidently locked in a car on a super hot day! Our Communications Centre Operators, Nathan Bailey and Lindsey McKinnon were calling for tow trucks and an ambulance! ^lg pic.twitter.com/6SYDbAg7Nr

— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) July 7, 2023