Three-year-old Nevaeh Austin nearly died after being left on a bus for hours. The temperature in it rose to 50 degrees.
Rockhampton (Australia) – A little girl dating Australia nearly died after being left on a bus for several hours.
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Little Nevaeh Austin (3) was locked in a bus for six hours. (icon image) © 123RF/juananbarros
Like the Australian news portal 4BC reported, three-year-old Nevaeh Austin was on a bus bound for Le Smileys Early Learning Center around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
She was the only child on board for the entire journey.
When the bus finally arrived at the terminus, both the driver and two caregivers at the facility forgot about the child and got out of the vehicle.
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It was not until around 3:15 p.m., almost six hours later, that it was noticed that little Nevaeh was still in the middle of the now heated means of transport. The temperature inside had risen to a whopping 50 degrees Celsius.
The girl was unconscious and unresponsive. She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was evaluated for possible kidney failure. She also had to go through a few scans to make sure everything was fine with her brain.
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Darrin Shadlow, an investigating officer in the case, stated that a fight for his life began for the child. In the meantime, however, it is said to have opened its eyes again. A little miracle! Doctors had previously said her chance of survival was about five percent.
“But she still has a long way to go,” a journalist told the portal. “We continue to hope very much that she will pull through.”
The daycare has not yet commented on the incident.
Jason Thompson, a paramedic who was on site when the girl was discovered, recalled in an interview with ABC News to the “traumatic” find.
“I get goosebumps talking about it now. When a child is sick, it’s traumatic, and when they’re so critical and unconscious, it’s heartbreaking.”
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