'40 Beneath 40' healthcare exec arrested for leaving child on Florida seashore

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A rising star within the Texas healthcare business, lately honored on a nationwide "40 Beneath 40" listing, has been arrested together with her husband after they left their six-month-old child on a Florida beach , officers stated.

In keeping with the Walton County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies have been referred to as to Miramar Seashore round midday Oct. 10, after beachgoers discovered a child alone beneath a tent close to 4000 Sandestin Boulevard.

Witnesses instructed officers the baby had been alone for practically an hour whereas the mother and father walked down the shoreline with their three different children. Different beachgoers contacted native police.

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Sara Sommers Wilks was charged with youngster neglect after her youngster was discovered unattended for practically an hour on a seashore in Florida. (Walton County Sheriff's Workplace)

In keeping with a launch shared on the Walton County Sheriff’s Workplace Fb web page, when deputies arrived, South Walton Fireplace District personnel assessed the newborn and located she was not in misery.

Shortly afterward, Sara Sommers Wilks, 37, and Brian Wilks, 40, of Houston, Texas returned to the scene.

The couple reportedly admitted to putting their youngster beneath the tent for a nap earlier than leaving. The Fb press launch stated they claimed they'd misplaced observe of time.

Safety footage reviewed by investigators additionally confirmed the pair had been gone for practically an hour and had left their cell telephones behind with the newborn.

Each have been arrested and charged with youngster neglect with out nice bodily hurt, a third-degree felony beneath Florida legislation.

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Brian Wilks faces felony youngster neglect prices together with his spouse after abandoning their youngster on a Florida seashore for an hour. (Walton County's Sheriff's Workplace)

They have been booked into the Walton County Jail and launched the next day on a $1,000 bond every.

The Florida Division of Youngsters and Households (DCF) took custody of the couple’s 4 kids till family members from Texas might arrive to gather them.

Sommers Wilks serves because the Regional President for Southeast Texas at US Coronary heart and Vascular, a healthcare group that helps cardiovascular practices in Texas, Alabama, and Arizona.

Earlier this 12 months, she was featured in Cardiovascular Business magazine’s "Forty Beneath 40" listing, which acknowledged her as an revolutionary and influential chief in cardiology administration.

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Sara Sommers Wilks, a healthcare govt honored on a '40 Beneath 40' listing, was arrested together with her husband for leaving their child alone on a Florida seashore.

Of their Fb assertion, the Walton County Sheriff’s Workplace reiterated its dedication to child safety and expressed gratitude to those that intervened on the seashore.

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"We’re grateful for the quick-thinking beachgoer who raised the alarm and for individuals who stepped in to take care of the kid with the identical kindness and concern they'd present their very own," stated Sheriff Michael Adkinson within the publish.

Fox Information Digital has reached out to Walton County Sheriff's Workplace for additional remark.

Emma Bussey is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Earlier than becoming a member of Fox, she labored at The Telegraph with the U.S. in a single day staff, throughout desks together with international, politics, information, sport and tradition.