Update from Friday, July 12, 15:00 CET: The father of Tanna Rae Wroblewski, Matthew Wroblewski, is a police officer working at the Riverside Police Department, in California. According to a photograph shared by the department’s official Instagram page, Matthew was promoted in February 2023 to detective.
Update from Friday, July 12, 16:50 CET: A spokesperson for the City of Riverside confirmed that Matthew works as a detective within the Riverside Police Department. The official didn’t comment on whether Matthew would face any consequences regarding his profession with the department. The Riverside Police Department shared the following statement with Bored Panda in an email: “One of our employees and his family suffered the unimaginable loss of their daughter recently, and all of us at the police department mourn with them.”
Original report: A four-month-old baby girl tragically lost her life after succumbing to a heat-related illness in Arizona, USA. The tragedy took place following a boating trip during scorching temperatures. Amid police investigations, the passing of the infant sparked outrage and heat protection awareness.
