A car can heat up to over 40 degrees in just a few minutes when left in the sun. If a person is in it, it can be life threatening. That is exactly what happened on Thursday in Hochburg/Ach (Upper Austria). But two police officers reacted quickly.
A visit to friends in the Innviertel almost ended in tragedy for a German-American family. When they wanted to start the return journey with the rental car on Thursday around 5 p.m., the father (45) had an accident. He had put the key in the car and then put his two-year-old son in the child seat in the back seat. When he closed the back door, the car suddenly shut itself off automatically. The father had no chance to get into the vehicle, which was at 35 degrees in the blazing sun. But then he got the saving idea: he called the police in Hochburg-Ach.
The police responded quickly
“The caller was very excited. When it became clear to me that a child was locked up, I asked for the address. I haven’t talked for a long time and we immediately went to the family,” says post commander Volker Landsfried (51) in an interview with “Krone”. Together with his colleague Lionardo Ferner (23) he gets into the car. “We got there four minutes later, we knew it was urgent,” Landsfried said. They then smashed the side window with an emergency hammer and took the little boy out of the car. His parents were finally able to take him to the ares.
Boy is okay
“He was already sweating a lot, but recovered quickly,” says the officer. The next day, the overjoyed parents also visited the police station in Hochburg-Ach to thank the two officers again. “These are the great stories in our profession. You are really happy if you can help and people are grateful,” says Landsfried.
Every minute counts
Our image also shows how important it was for the two agents to act quickly. Because with the temperatures that prevailed in the Innviertel on Thursday, every minute counts. In Hochburg-Ach, around 35 degrees were measured when the boy was accidentally locked up. After about ten minutes the temperature in the car is around 40 degrees. This can be very dangerous, especially for children, and in the worst case even fatal. After an hour it would have been 60 degrees in the families car. Fortunately, Volker Landsfried and Lionardo Ferner responded correctly.
Source: Krone
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