An 11-year-old girl found in her Coram family's SUV died Tuesday despite her mother's efforts to revive her in what appears to be a heat-related tragedy, Suffolk police said. The mother and her three daughters had returned home from errands, when at some point she realized one of the girls was missing from their Kathleen Crescent house, homicide Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer said. “The mother and two other kids were running errands doing day-to-day things," he said. "They went into the house and at some point in time realized that the 11-year-old was still in the car.” Police did not release the girl's name. Rushing to the Ford Expedition, the mother saw her daughter in the middle seat, her lips already blue, she told 911 about 3:45 p.m., and after carrying her inside the house, the woman followed lifesaving instructions from Sixth Precinct officers and EMTs, police said. But her efforts, and those of police and Coram Fire Department paramedics, were futile. The girl was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital, police said. “Initially we suspect that it (the death) is heat-related," Beyrer said. Asked whether the girl had any disabilities, Beyrer replied, ”We’re speaking to the family right now about the child’s condition. I don’t have a definitive answer on that.” Get the Suffolk news this week newsletter! The biggest news, politics and crime stories in Suffolk County, in your inbox every Friday at noon. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. "It’s a tragedy," he said. "It’s similar to a drowning. It's something that doesn’t happen every day. It’s an unspeakable tragedy." No charges have been filed, police said. Homicide detectives were trying to determine how long the girl was in the vehicle, which had its windows closed on a day with scorching heat. Police declined to say whether the SUV had child-resistant locks. They were also looking into whether she had fallen asleep. The National Weather Service had issued a heat advisory for the New York region from late Tuesday morning to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Temperatures hit a high of 92 at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Tuesday, the weather service said. But automated weather stations in both Stony Brook and Shirley indicated that conditions from noon to 4 p.m. would have generally felt like around 100 degrees, when humidity was factored in with temperatures, said Faye Morrone, National Weather Service meteorologist in Upton. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even cracking a window open in a car would not save its occupants during hot weather. Temperatures inside can rise almost 20 degrees in the first 10 minutes, the CDC said, and children left alone in parked vehicles are at the greatest risk for heat stroke and possibly death. After the mother called 911, three Coram Fire Department paramedics rushed over in an ambulance and left with the girl in less than eight minutes, said William Bozeman, first assistant fire chief. "When we got there, the patient was in one of the bedrooms," Bozeman said. "CPR was being done. They took over, did advanced life support and transported her to Stony Brook." He added, "It's very sad. I'm a father myself. It's just heartbreaking to hear and go to calls like this." Michael R. Lonergan, superintendent of the Longwood Central School District, said the girl was a student in the district. Crisis response teams have been mobilized to meet the needs of the students, staff, and school community, he said. "We mourn the loss of a member of our school community who will be greatly missed," Lonergan said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends during this incredibly difficult time." Neighbors in the family's housing complex, called Windmere Pines, teared up outside the home as they digested the sad news. Zoila Schmitt, who said she has known the family for 21 years, called the 11-year-old girl a "beautiful little girl, little angel." "I don’t even know what to say," Schmitt said, crying. "We’re all speechless here. It was just devastating to hear what was going on.” She wanted to send the family what support she could: “We are here for you and we’re sending out our prayers and if they need anything we are there for them.” With Patricia Kitchen and Janelle Griffith<doc-sep>CORAM, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A family on Long Island was dealing with unimaginable heartbreak Tuesday evening after a little girl was found unresponsive inside a hot car outside a home in Coram, Suffolk County. Authorities say they responded to a home on Apex Drive, where they discovered the child who was inside an SUV with its windows closed. “The call was for a young child that was left in a car, her lips were turning blue,” Detective Lieutenant Kevin Breyer of the Suffolk County Police Department said. “The call came in from the victim’s mother.” Police say the girl’s mother pulled her out of the SUV and brought her into their home where she started performing CPR on the child, but it was already too late. By the time EMS got the girl to Stony Brook University Hospital she had already died. A family friend arrived at the scene after hearing the news and was visibly distraught. Neighbors say they’ve known the family for more than 20 years and have watched their children grow up. “Great people, and I don’t really know what happened exactly,” Peter Parlato said. “The kids are great, just very sad, very sad that this happened.” Police say the mother had returned home with three of her children after running errands. At some point, she realized the 11-year-old was still in the car. It wasn’t immediately clear how long the girl was in the car for. The news was devastating for those who lived nearby. “I’m teary eyed, it’s definitely painful,” Parlato said. “I have kids of my own, anything can happen in a split second. I feel bad for the family.” Neighbors confirmed the identity of the little girl, but CBS2 has chosen to withhold her name until it’s released by police out of respect for her family. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone will face criminal charges. Stick with CBSNewYork.com for more on this developing story.<doc-sep>An 11-year-old girl has died after being left inside a car with the windows up in Long Island, New York, as temperatures reached more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The girl was out with her mother and two siblings running errands when they returned to their home in the Coram area of New York and parked the car in the driveway. The girl's mother then went inside believing all of the children were out of the car, according to a statement from the Suffolk County Police Department. When the mother realized the 11-year-old—who is believed to be non-verbal special needs—was not with her, she returned to the car after an unspecified amount of time, reports the New York Post. The mother dialed 911 with first responders performing CPR on the child at around 3:45 p.m. on August 28. She was then taken to Stony Brook Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Neighbors have described their shock in the wake of the tragedy. "It's an 11-year-old girl, it's a baby," neighbor Tommy Score told WABC. "She had the rest of her life ahead of her, that family has the rest of their lives ahead of them without her." "She was a sweet little girl. Our kids played together. A very loving, wonderful kid," added fellow neighbor Scott Krusen. According to WABC's meteorologist Lee Goldberg, temperatures inside the Ford Expedition could have reached as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit after just 10 minutes parked outside on the driveway and a sweltering 124 degrees after around 30 minutes. "Heartbreaking story of 11-year-old Coram girl found in a hot car today. Blistering heat builds so fast inside a car on a day like this. So dangerous. Please be aware," Goldberg tweeted. Authorities have still not determined if any charges will be brought forward in connection with the child's death. Another neighbor, Dona Heester, said she could not believe that the 11-year-old was left in the car by the "nicest people you would ever want to know." "She was a very attentive mother. She was on her children like a hawk—you wouldn't find a better set of parents," Heester told the New York Post. "I've known them for 20-years and she never left her children alone. And if she couldn't make it home and the bus came she'd call me up and ask me 'Could the kids come over here?' Sure." Heester added: "Her house is armed with cameras, she knows everything that goes on for her family, inside and outside."<doc-sep>
Heartbreaking story of 11 year old Coram girl found in a hot car today. Blistering heat builds so fast inside a car on a day like this. So dangerous. Please be aware. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/l3PFhfZfBR — Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) August 28, 2018 CORAM, Long Island (WABC) -- Questions remain about the death of an 11-year-old girl on Long Island who was found alone in the family car in the stifling heat, with the windows shut.Authorities were called around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday when the child was found inside a vehicle on Kathleen Crescent in Coram.Apparently the girl's mother and her three children were out running errands before they got home and went inside, police said. It is unclear how much time passed before the mother realized the 11-year-old wasn't inside and was still in the car with the windows up.The child's mother called 911 when she realized what had happened.Police said the mother was instructed to bring the child into the house and perform CPR. Responding officers assisted her until the girl was transported to Stony Brook Hospital where she later died. "When you're in that stagnated environment of a closed car, you're essentially in an oven," said Dr. Brian Lee of Long Island Community Hospital.He and his colleague, Dr Joseph Zito say it's tragic but not uncommon. "If a child's left completely defenseless in a car where they can't escape, they'll eventually succumb to that," said Dr. Lee.It was not clear why the girl could not get out on her own, although investigators said she apparently had some form of disability.Doctors say it would not have taken long in the blistering heat for the temperature in the car to rise. "I think the difference is how quickly the temperature rises," said Dr. Zito. "Within 10 minutes you can have a 10-15 degree increase in temperature. Within an hour, you can have a 40 degrees increase in temperature. "That rapid rise would send body temperatures soaring. And they say children are particularly vulnerable. "Just because they have a smaller body mass, their body mass can warm up much more rapidly than that of an adult," said Dr. Lee.The emotional scene brought veteran officers to tears. Neighbors of the little girl are devastated and demanded answers about how this could happen. "It's an 11-year-old girl, it's a baby," neighbor Tommy Score said. "She had the rest of her life ahead of her, that family has the rest of their lives ahead of them without her. ""She was a sweet little girl. Our kids played together. A very loving, wonderful kid," said next door neighbor Scott Krusen.The temperature was in the 90s outside when the young girl was found inside the stifling car.Crime scene investigators arrived to the scene to gather evidence, but it is still too early to determine if any charges will be filed.----------