The father arrived at the daycare to pick up his son before realizing the child had never been dropped off.

A 23-month-old Florida boy was found dead Monday inside an SUV outside A World of Discovery Academy after his father mistakenly believed he had dropped him off at daycare, authorities said.

The Plantation Police Department and Plantation Fire Department responded at approximately 5:39 p.m. Monday (6/29/2026) to a report of an unresponsive child inside a vehicle at the early childhood education center.

Firefighters pronounced the child dead at the scene.

Source: Foxnews