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Florida girl, 4, rescued from hot car while mom shopped in Walmart for 30 minutes

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Florida girl, 4, rescued from hot car while mom shopped in Walmart for 30 minutes


New footage shows the moments after a young girl was rescued from a hot car while her mother was shopping, Florida police said — though the parent reportedly won’t be prosecuted in the incident.

The 4-year-old child was pulled to safety from the SUV in the parking lot of Walmart last Sunday after her mother Anastasiya Motalava was in the megastore for more than 30 minutes, Hollywood police said.

First responders rushed to the scene after a witness heard the girl screaming from a cracked window of the car, which was not running, authorities said, according to NBC 6.

Temperatures hit 90 that day, according to Accuweather.

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The youngster was rescued without emergency workers breaking any of the windows.

Bodycam footage captured moments after the rescue. Hollywood Police

Bodycam footage obtained by local stations shows a rescuer holding the child in his arms as the car alarm blares and the doors on the passenger’s side are open under the beating sun.

While the child was stranded in the car, Motalava, 34, was seen on surveillance cameras shopping, Hollywood police said.

Police arrested her and initially charged her with child neglect, but the criminal case was dropped Thursday, according to local reports.

Broward County prosecutors said there wasn’t enough evidence to go forward with the case and noted the child wasn’t harmed.

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The mother reportedly believed she was in the store for 10-15 minutes, prosecutors said.

“While defendant’s conduct is irresponsible, it does not rise to the egregious level of conduct necessary to show culpable negligence,” Broward Assistant State Attorney Melissa Kelly wrote in the memo, according to NBC 6.

“This was a single isolated incident of what may be deemed poor parental judgment that resulted in defendant’s arrest on Felony Child Neglect charges.”

The parent is expected to receive child safety education.

Children left behind in hot cars have had deadly consequences so far this summer. There have been more than 10 hot car fatalities in the US this year.

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The tragic cases include a 2-year-old New York boy and an 8-week-old New Jersey girl, who both died in separate incidents Monday, according to officials. 

An Arizona father was charged with murder after leaving his sleeping 2-year-old daughter in his car for three hours while he was allegedly “distracted” by his PlayStation — until his wife came home and found the tot dead in the sweltering car.



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Florida’s political sphere reacts to Nicolas Maduro’s capture as former Venezuelan president awaits court appearance

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Now that the United States has captured Nicolas Maduro and intends to prosecute him and members of his family, CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede brings us the latest developments and the fallout following the Saturday morning strikes.

Guests: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz/ (D) FL District 25

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              Lt. Gov. Jay Collins/(R) Florida

              Ambassador Frank Mora/Former U.S. Ambassador to OAS

              Raul Stolk/Expert on Latin America

              Jon May/Represented Manuel Noriega  

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Venezuela airspace restrictions leave travelers stranded in South Florida

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Airspace restrictions following U.S. strikes in Venezuela have stranded airline passengers across South Florida, with some travelers facing delays of up to four days. Foreign carriers canceled flights to and from the eastern Caribbean, and the FAA continues to limit airspace in the region.



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Florida State football: South Alabama DB Nehemiah Chandler commits, will transfer to FSU

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Chandler’s bio from usajaguars.com:

At Georgia Tech: Saw action in one game during his freshman season … used the season as a redshirt year.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … First-team all-district honoree … Versatile athlete played cornerback, wide receiver and quarterback over the course of his prep career … Four-year letterwinner earned one letter apiece at four different high schools … Began high school at Westside H.S. in Jacksonville, Fla. as a freshman (2020), then moving to the Tallahassee area, where he attended Godby H.S. as a (2021) and Munroe H.S. (2022) as a junior before returning to Jacksonville to attend Wakulla H.S. as a senior (2023) … Helped lead Wakulla to an undefeated regular season and berth in the Florida 2S state playoffs as a senior in ‘23 … Coached at Wakulla by Barry Klees … Also played basketball … Honor roll student.



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