Elderly woman locked in car for hours
An elderly woman was found locked in a car yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa. She was in a parking lot at a shopping center in Boksburg. Paramedics treated her for heat stroke after finding out she is in her eighties. Police had to assist the paramedics with breaking a window to reach the lady. They found out that she had been locked in the car for about two hours before getting someone's attention. The temperature inside the car had reached 38 degrees C! She was given liquids before being sent to the hospital. There is no further news about her condition.
Picture of the ambulance that responded to the incident
I have learned that it is not smart to lock yourself in a car with the windows closed in hot temperatures. You should always have a device to break your windows in your car in case of emergency situations like this.
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