iStock/Thinkstock(THORNTON, Colo.) — A toddler who was left in a car for hours in subzero temperatures in Thornton, Colorado, was found alive by police on Saturday morning.
Authorities said the 2-year-old suffered severe frostbite and hypothermia, but he was expected to survive, according to ABC affiliate KMGH-TV.
The boy’s mother, 26-year-old Nicole Carmon, called police Saturday when she realized her son wasn’t home, according to KMGH-TV. She told authorities she became disoriented after an accident the night before and got a ride home, KMGH-TV reports.
Police found Carmon’s car, a green Ford Fiesta, in a parking lot covered in snow, according to KMGH-TV.
A witness told KMGH-TV that the toddler wasn’t moving when police rescued him from the car.
The mother is now being held in the Adams County Detention Center for investigation of felony child abuse, KMGH-TV reports.
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