Toddler is rescued from car after mother goes to Costco and leaves her in 90 degree heat

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A group of shoppers helped to rescue a child, 2, from their family van in the parking lot of a Costco on Thursday
One man tried to pry open the window and when that did not work a police officer broke a window of the car
The girl was screaming and drenched in sweat as temperatures in Hackensack, New Jersey, reached 90 degrees on Thursday
The mother, Chaeyoung Lim-Kim, had been inside shopping and was charged with child endangerment
The child was taken to a local hospital and is now in the custody of her father
In Oklahoma, Hannah Secondi was charged with child abuse Tuesday for leaving her one-year-old in her car while shopping at Walmart

By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com

Published: 07:36 EST, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 12:12 EST, 31 July 2015

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A group of shoppers rushed to the rescue of a little girl who was left alone in a car by her mother.

The unidentified two-year-old child could be heard screaming as she sat in the van parked at a Costco in Hackensack, New Jersey, with sweat pouring down her face and body.

Just one window of the car had been left open a crack by her mother Chaeyoung Lim-Kim, despite the fact that temperatures in the area reached 90 degrees on Thursday.

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Horror: A group of shoppers helped to rescue a child, 2, from their family van in the parking lot of a Costco on Thursday

Unbelievable: The girl was screaming and drenched in sweat as temperatures in Hackensack, New Jersey reached 90 degrees on Thursday

Excuse: The mother had been inside doing a full shop (right) and was charged with child endangerment

Shocking footage of toddler rescued from hot car at Costco

NBC 4 obtained video that shows a group of shoppers surrounding the car as one man tries to pry open the one window that had been left open in the van.

A police officer eventually comes and breaks one of the windows so the young girl - who at that point is completely drenched and hysterical - can be removed.

The most shocking moment, however, comes shortly after when the young girl's mother appears pushing a full shopping cart filled with food with another daughter.

The bystanders are left in disbelief thinking the woman had only been gone for a few minutes when the incident occurred, not close to an hour.

The woman says 'sorry' at which point the sheriff's officer fire back; 'No sorry. She could have died!'

The girl was taken to a nearby hospital and turned over to her father while her mother was cited for child endangerment.

She was released soon after with a desk ticket on her own recognizance.

New Jersey police rescue toddler from burning hot minivan

Charged: In Oklahoma, Hannah Secondi (above) was charged with child abuse Tuesday for leaving her one-year-old in her car while shopping at Walmart

Trouble: Video of the incident showed Secondi crying as she wailed; 'Oh God. I can’t believe I did that. Oh my God. My husband’s going to kill me.'

Mother confronted by cop for leaving child in hot car

The incident was similar to one that happened in Owasso, Oklahoma on Tuesday.

Hannah Secondi was arrested at a Walmart after her one-year-old child was found alone and passed out inside her car.

New Channel 4 reports the car had an internal temperature of over 100 degrees and that the temperature in the car would have reached over 120 degrees in just 10 more minutes.

Like the New Jersey incident, Secondi had also been shopping. Another child and the toddler are now in the care of their father.

Video of the incident showed Secondi crying as she wailed; 'Oh God. I can’t believe I did that. Oh my God. My husband’s going to kill me.'

She was charged with child abuse.