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5-year-old autistic Texas boy dies after being found in hot car
Police in the North Texas town of Burleson say a 5-year-old autistic boy who was found unconscious in a hot car has died.
Burleson police Deputy Chief Chris Havens said the boy's family called around 1 p.m. Sunday to report the child missing and officers arrived minutes later to help look for him.
Police say about a dozen other people assisted in the search. About an hour later, officers found him the backseat of the family's vehicle.
Police say it was about 100 degrees at the time.
He was taken to a hospital in Fort Worth, about 15 miles north of Burleson.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/texas-boy-found-unconscious-in-hot-car-after-going/nnPxN/
