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April 13, 2018 Ohio Teen Dies Stuck In A Minivan Amanda Watts On Tuesday afternoon, 16 year old Kyle Plush was stuck underneath the third row seats of his 2002 Honda Odyssey while in a parking lot at school. The teen called 911 using the hands free technology on his phone, and called twice, but with no help to follow. Although police searched for his van, he wasn't found until it was too late and there was nothing they could do. Kyle was headed to a tennis match, and although some details are unclear, authorities think he could have been grabbing his equipment when the seat folded in on him, leaving him trapped and most likely panicked. Using the hands free technology on his phone, he was able to call 911 and alert them of his situation. Because of the distance between him and his phone, the conversation led to confusion on both ends, him crying for help and the receiver of this horrible call unknowing of his exact location or the details of the car that just became jail. As he struggled underneath the seat, police searched the parking lots of his high school for a teen boy stuck somewhere in some van. They tried calling him back, but with no answer as he probably couldn't get to his phone. Later, another 911 call from him, now with detailed and crucial information for his rescue. "This is not a joke. This is not a joke. I'm trapped inside a gold Honda Odyssey van. I probably don't have much time left. Tell my mom I love her, if I die." The call lasted more than 2 1/2 minutes, but the operator never responds to his plea for help, and his last goodbye. After hours of searching, police finally find his car, but with no luck as it was too late and he was already gone. His father used a phone tracking app to find his location, which led to the parking lot where he was. He had passed away in a life struggle underneath the seat, alone and scared. There is now an ongoing investigation as to why the crucial information shared in the second call never got to police, how he got trapped, and if it was user error or the mistake of the manufacturer. I feel horrible for the family who had to face the mortifying facts of the passing of their son, brother, sister, cousin, friend, peer, or student. To know he was so close and yet so far from being found, being helped. There are so many questions I have which have still to be answered, so I can't imagine the tremendous amount of questions which someone such as his parents could have. Why didn't anyone answer him the second time he called? Why wasn't anybody notified about the information of his car details? Did anyone see and not say something? What could they have done? What could we have done? How on Earth did this happen? I will comment on Jeremy and Angeline's posts.
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