Detectives are investigating the parents of a girl who died after taking her boating on an Arizona lake during a 120-degree heat wave.
Three-month-old Tanna Wroblewski died of suspected heat-related complications over the Fourth of July weekend.
She was with her family enjoying a trip to Lake Havasu, about three hours from Phoenix, when the tragedy occurred.
The region has been suffering from scorching temperatures and an extreme heat warning had been issued that day.
Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of Tanna’s death, and her mother, Alyssa Wroblewski, told DailyMail.com that they are still struggling to understand what happened.
Detectives are investigating the parents of a girl who died after taking her boating on an Arizona lake in 120-degree heat.
Police have now revealed that they are investigating whether the baby’s death was the result of foul play. It has not been confirmed whether the baby’s parents will face charges.
The couple was in the water with Tanna and her sister on July 5 when she became unresponsive.
The family quickly began performing CPR on the baby before the Lake Havasu City Fire Department took over.
Tanna was taken to Havasu Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where she later died, just days shy of her fourth birthday.
Although the cause of death has not yet been revealed, authorities believe it was caused by heat-related illness.
Prior to her tragic loss, Tanna joined her family on many boat trips and first went out on the water at just seven weeks old.
Three-month-old Tanna Wroblewski died from suspected heat-related complications over the Fourth of July weekend.
He was with his family enjoying a trip to Lake Havasu, about three hours from Phoenix, when tragedy struck.
The little girl’s family told DailyMail.com they have no idea what caused Tanna’s death and that it was just “a normal, happy family day.”
“I will never understand why you had to leave us, you were too perfect. I love you infinitely and I will look for you everywhere, angel,” wrote Tanna’s mother in a tribute.
A GoFundMe campaign set up to help the family also paid tribute to the “real-life angel.”
“We are beyond devastated, heartbroken, there are simply no words,” the fundraiser said.
‘Our precious little girl gave us her last smiles and we gave her our last kisses.’
A sweltering heat wave has gripped the United States, causing at least 28 people to die from heat-related conditions in the past week, Washington Post reports.
On Wednesday, the 10th child of the year died of heat exhaustion after being abandoned in a hot car in Omaha, Nebraska.
The family quickly began performing CPR on the baby before the Lake Havasu City Fire Department took over.
The little girl’s family told DailyMail.com they have no idea what caused Tanna’s death and that it was just “a normal, happy family day.”
The five-year-old boy was found unconscious in a shopping centre car park and could not be revived despite CPR attempts.
Research shows that children’s bodies heat up to five times faster than adults.
Some have wondered why Tanna was outside during the extreme heat.
However, many have expressed sympathy for the grieving family.
“All of your love, thoughts and prayers are truly appreciated as they go through the most difficult and unimaginable time of their lives,” the GoFundMe states.
DailyMail.com has contacted police for an update on the investigation.
