SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Authorities say a 1-year-old boy was found dead in a car outside a middle school in Florida after a family member forgot to drop him off at daycare.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a dead child in a car in front of South Sumter Middle School on Friday around 4:18 p.m. according to a press release.

An investigation revealed that the 1-year-old was unintentionally left in the car by a family member. Authorities say the child was supposed to be dropped off at daycare, but the relative forgot about the child and went to school instead.

The 1-year-old was found dead in the car later that day.

“This is a tragic situation and our hearts go out to the child’s family,” the sheriff’s office wrote in the news release.

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing in coordination with the medical examiner’s office and the state’s attorney’s office.

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