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Day care worker shut off child safety alarm in hot van where boy, 2, was found dead: Report
A day care worker turned off what could have been a life-saving alarm in a van where a 2-year-old boy died after he was left inside for hours on a scorching Florida day, according to a new report.
The staff member told investigators she shut off the safety alarm — which would have alerted her if a child was inside the vehicle — before letting the children exit and leaving the van, according to a report by the Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement.
Staff members are required to turn the alarm off only when they “physically inspect each seat" in the vehicle, according to the report.
Noah Sneed was left inside the vehicle on July 29 and was found dead by a day care employee Ceressa's Daycare and Preschool in Oakland Park five hours later, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
It was not clear in the report, which didn't list any employee names,