Last Friday, a 6-month-old boy died after being left inside a hot car for nearly 9 hours at a Walmart parking lot outside San Antonio, Texas. The boy’s father told investigators that he simply forgot to drop his son off at day care before arriving to work. So far in 2016, the Kids and Cars organization reports there have been 27 children in the United States that have died from vehicular heat stroke. After the incident in San Antonio we were reminded of One Decision, a powerful PSA featuring actors reenacting what could happen if a child is left in a hot parked car.
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Hungry Bear Hits Jackpot By Hitching A Ride On Top Of A Trash Truck
A couple weeks ago La Cueva volunteer firefighter Caleb Johnson was out washing an engine in Los Alamos, New Mexico when bear jumped out of a nearby trash truck. Johnson quickly grabbed his cellphone and recorded the unusual event. Sanitation workers assisted the bear by backing their truck up against a tree, which allowed the hairy hitchhiker to hop off and scamper back into the woods.
[Caleb Johnson] [H/T:KOBF-TV]
French Tourist Captures Extremely Close Encounter With An Enormous Fin Whale
During a recent whale-watching tour off the coast of Tadoussac, Québec in Canada, a group of tourists on a small zodiac boat got closer to the whales than they had anticipated. In the middle of the tour, the group got an incredible look at an enormous fin whale devouring plankton as it swam just inches away from their boat. French tourist, Eric Mouellic, managed to capture the close encounter on camera.
[Eric Mouellic] [H/T:Rtrock]
3-Year-Old Flower Girl Goes Rogue In The Middle Of Wedding Ceremony
While shooting Tom and Katie Quirk’s wedding at Albert Park Lake, in Melbourne, Australia last May, Australian videographer Annette Burgess captured the hilarious moment their 3-year-old niece and flower girl, Chloe, made a run for it. While Tom and Katie exchanged vows, little Chloe can be seen sprinting behind them with Chloe’s mother in hot pursuit. Katie continues to laugh at the incident and says, “this video truly is the gift that keeps on giving.”
[Annette Burgess] [H/T:Huffington Post]
Guy Hilariously Lip Syncs His Heart Out While Riding In The Car With His Unimpressed Mom
YouTuber Motoki Maxted, aka the “Asian Jimmy Fallon,” recently took a ride around town and performed a hilarious lip-sync medley to 15 of the “hottest bangers right now.” Hits included Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop this Feeling,” Sia’s “Cheap Thrills,” Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too,” and more. Motoki just can’t help himself when his jam comes on. Motoki’s mom, on the other hand, couldn’t care less.
[Moretoki] [H/T:Fedfan]