Officer Attempts Rescue Of A Child In Hot Car, Turns Out A Doll

A cop in New Hampshire recently broke open the window of a hot car in their bid to rescue what they presumed to be an infant only to find out it was only a doll.

Responding to a 911 call, Officer Lt. Jason Short rushed to New Hampshire Walmart store where locals reported having seen a baby left in the car. There was also a bottle of milk present inside the car with the baby draped partially in a blanket. The baby seemed lifeless, which is what prompted the officer to smash open the windows with his baton.

Fearing the worst, Short began with the Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) routine in an attempt to resurrect the infant. It was only after he had inserted his finger in the infant's mouth during the process that he realized it's just a doll.

The owner of the doll later turned out to be one Carolynne Seiffert, WMUR9 reported. Further, the doll that is also referred to as the 'reborn doll' does look exactly as a living human child. As it turned out, Seiffert has procured about 40 of such doll each worth more than $2,000 as a means to cope with the tragic loss of her son.

Seiffert also said she has not taken too kindly of the damage brought upon her car during the entire act. However, the police department has stated they would bear all the cost of repairing her car even though Short remained defiant and justified his act.

"I would never assume that it's a doll," Short said. "I would always assume that it's a child. I would never do anything different."

Seiffert on her part also stated she would be using a sticker to make others aware the doll left in her car should not be a cause of worry for others.

Short's act can still be justified given that such incidents of parents leaving their child or even pets in a hot car isn't exactly rare. As CBC reported, there have been 27 reported cases of death of infants in 2016 that were left unattended in a car and eventually succumbed to heat stroke.