Twin toddlers were found dead in Oklahoma after a “trusted” relative left them in a parked car for hours in temperatures well above 90 degrees, a family member said.
The two 2-year-old girls, Ariel and Avery, were found dead on Thursday after an unidentified relative realized they had left them in the back of a car that was supposed to drop off the girls at a daycare in Norman. Their father, Marshall Suter, said: He told KFOR.
“They were the best girls the world has ever seen,” their grieving father said. “It really hurts because they were so deeply loved and cherished.”
The girls were pronounced dead at the scene. Norman Police“Initial investigations indicate that two children were accidentally left in a vehicle for an extended period of time and were later discovered by family members,” police said, without revealing who had left them there.
Police are still investigating the death but have not said whether charges will be filed.
Temperatures in Norman, a town just west of the University of Oklahoma campus, reached 90 degrees that day, according to National Weather Service data.
The twins' tragic deaths appear to be the first heatstroke-related car accident fatality in Oklahoma this year. According to Fox Weather.
A final cause of death has yet to be determined by the coroner, police said.
Suter's cousin, Courtney Ewsey, set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and help her parents deal with “the most devastating news any parent has ever received.”
“No one can understand the pain of losing a child unless they have experienced it themselves and I know this mom and dad have experienced it too. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated and God bless you all for your kindness,” Euzy wrote.
