Two young children died of hypothermia Monday while inside a van parked at the Detroit Hollywood Casino parking lot despite their mother's efforts to obtain help from city services for homeless families.

During that call, the mother told a staffer with the homeless response team that she was staying with family but wouldn't be able to stay there much longer, he said.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Two children were found dead inside a vehicle at the Hollywood Casino Hotel parking lot in downtown Detroit Monday afternoon, police said.