Child dies after being left in a vehicle in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A 5-year-old child has died after being found "unresponsive" in a vehicle in Fairfax County, police say.
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Fairfax County police, as well as fire and rescue crews, responded to the scene on Grey Fox Drive in Springfield around 3:30 p.m.
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The child was given CPR and then rushed to a local hospital before being pronounced deceased.
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Police say they're still trying to determine how long the child had been left in the car - but they believe it could have been for "several hours."
At this point in the investigation, police believe it was a "tragic accident."