UPDATE: Police: 1 of 2 twins found locked in hot vehicle has died

HIBBING, Minn. – UPDATE: Authorities say one of two twin 3-year-old boys found locked in a hot vehicle in Hibbing has died. The other twin has been released from a hospital. Hibbing police say the boys were reported missing Monday evening. Neighbors joined police in a search for the twins. About an hour later a citizen found the twins locked inside a vehicle near a residence. Officers broke the vehicle window to get them out. Both boys were unresponsive due to the extreme heat and were taken to Minnesota hospitals. Police say the surviving twin has been treated and released. Police do not suspect foul play, but investigators are considering charges.

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Three-year-old twin boys are hospitalized for heat distress, one in critical condition, after they were found locked in a vehicle in Hibbing.

Police say the boys were reported missing Monday evening. Neighbors joined police in a search for the twins. And, about an hour later a citizen found the twins locked inside a vehicle near a residence.

Officers broke the vehicle window to get them out. Both boys were unresponsive due to the extreme heat. One boy was taken by air to Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis where he is in critical condition. The other twin was taken to University Medical Center in Hibbing where he is in stable condition.

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