On hot days, we have previously reported about parents leaving their infants in cars while they go shopping. This is dangerous in addition to being careless. The youngster may experience heatstroke, faint, and perhaps die if they are left unattended for an extended period of time.
On really hot days, it occurs frequently enough for police officers to get concerned about the problem and watch for any infants in parking lots.
Jason Short, a police officer from Keene, New Hampshire, is one example. On an extremely hot day, he was on duty when he got a report about an infant who had been left alone in a car in a Walmart parking lot.
However, he never would have thought of what would occur next.
As soon as Jason received the call regarding the baby, he hurried to the location.
In an interview with WMUR, he stated, “I arrived as quickly as I could.” “It was fast, but I’m not sure how fast I was going.”
When Jason arrived, he could plainly see a baby with its feet protruding from the car’s windows, covered in a blanket.
Jason had no idea how long the infant had been there, and it was an extremely hot day. To save the infant, he used his baton to smash open the window.
Jason believed the baby might already be dead, so he carried it out of the car tenderly. It had an odd skin tone, was extremely pale, and appeared lifeless.
Before long, a crowd had assembled, and Jason started administering CPR. The scene was attended by an ambulance.
Jason became aware that something was amiss at that point. He started to sense that something was seriously wrong.
That’s when he realized. What he was holding was not a baby, but rather a lifelike doll.
Carolynne Seiffer, the owner of the doll, returned from her shopping trip to find her USD $2,000 doll, whom she calls Ainsley, surrounded by people and a shattered car window.
She told WMUR, “All the fuss has made me feel embarrassed and laughed at.”
The Washington Post claims that Caroline has around 40 of these realistic dolls to help her deal with her son’s passing. It seems that parents who are grieving can find solace in these remarkably lifelike dolls.
According to her, “you can’t know how people choose to deal with their losses in life.”
After learning that he had saved a doll, Jason felt a little ashamed, but he says he has no regrets and is more than happy that it wasn’t a real infant.
He told WMUR, “I would never assume that it’s a doll.” It’s always a child, in my opinion. I would never act in a different way.
The $300 USD needed to fix Caroline’s window was covered by the Keene police department.
Watch the Inside Edition news report about the incident below:
Although this is a somewhat odd incident, the fact that no one was hurt is what matters most. For obvious reasons, authorities advise that if you do own one of these dolls, you should either carry it with you or leave it in the trunk of your car.