6-year-old girl died from heatstroke after her mother’s boyfriend left her inside a 115-degree vehicle and waited over two hours before seeking help
Florida – A Florida man faces severe legal consequences following the death of his girlfriend’s six-year-old daughter, who succumbed to the blistering heat of a parked car. 24-year-old M. Outing was arrested after the young girl tragically died from heatstroke, with temperatures in the car reportedly soaring to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The series of events leading to this tragedy began on a seemingly normal day when Outing picked up the young girl from school at around 2:45 p.m. and drove to his workplace. According to reports from WWSB, GPS data revealed that rather than heading to a park as initially claimed by Outing, he parked his car with the windows rolled up and left the child inside for several hours. The devastating oversight came to light when Outing, upon returning to his vehicle, found the girl unconscious and in severe distress due to the oppressive heat.
Authorities believe temperatures in the vehicle reached 115 degrees. It wasn’t until 2.5 hours later that Outing rushed the child to the fire department at approximately 5:17 p.m., where he reported that she was not breathing and potentially in cardiac arrest. Despite the immediate medical attention, the child’s condition was beyond recovery. Hospital reports indicated that her body temperature had reached a fatal 107.2 degrees. She was pronounced dead later that evening at 8:16 p.m.
Outing initially told authorities that the child had overheated after playing at a park, a statement contradicted by the findings of the investigation. The discrepancies in his account and the physical evidence, including vomit in the backseat of the vehicle, and the GPS data, which showed that Outing was parked outside his job for several hours, led deputies to question his narrative. The ongoing investigation was further supported by an autopsy that confirmed the cause of death as extreme heat exposure.
After extensive investigation, authorities arrested Outing on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child. He was booked in jail, where he remains held without bond. Outing continues to deny the allegations, maintaining that the child’s death was an accident resulting from natural play at the park and not negligence on his part. This tragedy has sparked widespread discussion about vehicular heatstroke, a dangerous situation that has led to multiple deaths nationwide. According to No Heat Stroke, 29 children died in 2023 under similar circumstances.
