Event Brief
Infant Dies After Being Left in Hot Car in Monterey
Filed: Apr 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: A 7-month-old child was found unconscious in a hot car and later pronounced dead at a library in Monterey, TN.
WHO: Putnam County deputies
WHAT: 7-month-old child pronounced dead
WHEN: Apr 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM ET
WHERE: Monterey, Tennessee
WHY: The infant was left in a vehicle for several hours with the engine off.
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