Witnesses called an ambulance to a U.S. Walmart carpark after noticing a one-year-old girl sweating profusely inside a parked car.
Hannah Secondi has since been taken into custody, accused of leaving her daughter in the car for almost an hour while she shopped in the nearby Walmart.
When questioned, the 38-year-old told police she 'forgot the child was in the vehicle'.
Footage taken by the arresting officer shows the moment Secondi spotted the ambulance by her car last Tuesday evening.
Secondi is now being held in custody on neglect charges while the little girl is being looked after by her father.
Jenny Rollins, child passenger safety advocate for Safe Kids Tulsa, explained that shockingly a child dies every 10 days in the U.S. as a result of being left unattended in a sweltering vehicle, adding:
"Because children are susceptible to heatstroke within a matter of minutes after being inside a hot vehicle, it is important that parents be aware of the risks."