HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A 2-year-old child is dead after being found in the back seat of a hot car in Hallandale Beach while in the care of a babysitter, police said.

According to Hallandale Beach Police, officers responded to a report of a child inside the vehicle along Northwest Seventh Avenue, early Sunday afternoon.

Officers arrived at the scene to find the toddler in the back of a vehicle parked outside of a home.

Investigators said the child was rushed to a nearby hospital where the young patient was later pronounced dead.