{"id":189131,"date":"2026-03-12T20:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189131\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:01:13","slug":"video-florida-deputies-pop-open-door-to-rescue-toddler-trapped-inside-locked-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189131\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Florida deputies pop open door to rescue toddler trapped inside locked car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6vcftvxc4lndvq41.jpg\" alt=\"Florida rescue: Toddler saved from locked car\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida <\/a>deputies saved a toddler who was accidentally locked inside a vehicle outside a mall, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Officers responded to a call on March 2 at River City Marketplace after a mother reported her toddler was trapped inside a car with the keys left inside, JSO said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/child-dies-another-injured-after-hit-and-run-crash-polk-county-sheriffs-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Child dies, another critically injured after hit-and-run crash in Polk County: Sheriff&#8217;s office<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered the child had already unbuckled himself from his car seat and was moving freely inside the vehicle, according to JSO.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">According to JSO, deputies used special tools to unlock the door and safely open the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vlcsnap-2026-03-12-13h48m14s390.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Deputies say the entire rescue took less than 10 minutes, and the toddler was reunited with his mother without injury.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The sheriff\u2019s office says the incident is a reminder of how quickly temperatures inside a vehicle can rise, even with the windows cracked, as warmer weather returns across Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8211; 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