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HOBOKEN, N.J. — EMTs smashed a SUV’s window in Hoboken, N.J. Thursday in an attempt to save a baby locked inside the sweltering vehicle.

The baby turned out to be a doll.

According to CBSNewYork, several people called 911 to report that a baby was trapped inside a Honda CRV.

Luz Kitty Mieles returned to her car after work to find the windows of her vehicle shattered.

EMTs had mistaken Mieles’ 2-year-old granddaughter’s doll for a live baby. The granddaughter had left the doll in a child’s safety seat.

Officials apologized for smashing the windows and the city reportedly offered to pay for the damage. The Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps defended the EMTs’ actions, saying that it’s better to be safe than sorry.

The woman says she has accepted the apology.

A new law being proposed on Long Island would protect Good Samaritans from being sued for breaking into a vehicle to rescue a child under eight years old.

Source: CBSNewYork