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Child left in car at Orange County jail visitor center, deputies say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A mother was arrested after deputies said she left her child in a parked car for 20 minutes while at the Orange County jail, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Corrections personnel found the 3-year-old child in the car—with the engine off—around 12:11 p.m. while doing rounds.

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Deputies said the mother, 21-year-old Rachael Etienne, had left her child in the car for more than 20 minutes.

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Temperature at the time was 91 degrees with a heat index above 100, deputies said.

The child was sweating profusely, but was otherwise uninjured, deputies said.

The Department of Children and Families was notified and took custody of the child, police said.