According to Kids and Car Safety, on average, 38 children die in hot cars each year – that's one child every nine days.

A 3-year-old child and a 27-year-old adult died after they were pulled from a vehicle that went into a retention pond in West Jefferson Thursday evening.

A 3-year-old child and a 27-year-old adult died after they were pulled from a vehicle that went into a retention pond in West Jefferson Thursday evening.