Washington Hospital Worker's Child Dies After Being Left in Car

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In what appears to have been a sad accident, the 1-year-old child of a Good Samaritan Hospital employee died Thursday after being forgotten in a car, Puyallup police said.

The victim's mother, 47, is a case manager at the hospital with multiple children. She is a foster mother, according to police spokesperson Ryan Portmann.



Police initially responded to a 911 call at 6:16 p.m. Thursday, Portmann said. They have opened an active investigation into the incident, but the preliminary report suggests an oversight: The mother drove to the hospital, left the child behind, forgot, and returned to the car too late.

"Terrible, terrible situation," Portmann said. "It was a warm day."