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Mother calls 911, reports leaving toddler in car for 3 hours

She told operators that she dropped off her other children at their grandmother's house but didn't realize he was still in the car until hours later.
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Baby in rear facing car seat

A mother's frantic call to 911 now has child protective services investigating her actions hours earlier.

According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office reported that around 8 p.m. on Monday, the mother of a 3-year-old boy called reporting that she'd accidentally left the boy in her locked car for roughly 3 hours.

First responders rushed to the scene and took the toddler to Northeast Georgia Medical Center where his condition wasn't released though authorities described him as stable.

The child's mother, who hasn't been identified in the initial release from Hall County, called to tell 911 operators that she had dropped off her other two children at their grandmother's house but discovered that the toddler never got out of the car. She said he might have fallen asleep on the ride over.

You can hear hear crying and panicking in the 911 call.

Operator: Is this your son?

Mom: Yes. [crying]

Operator: how old is he? '

Mom: [crying]

operator: Listen

Mom: he's three years old

She tells the operator he was left in the car about three hours.Later in the car, you hear the mom he is drinking water.

Operator: Has he spoke any, has he cried at all?

Mom: He is just opening his mom for more water

Operator: Has he responded to you all? Has he said mom at all?

Mom: No. He's just opening his eyes a little more and drinking more water.

Now, the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services is investigating the incident. Hall County authorities said they don't have any information about charges against the mother at this time.

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