Newborn baby with umbilical cord still attached was dumped in the drain.
A newborn baby girl was saved after a dog discovered her and barked loudly to alert its owner.
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The baby girl when she was first discovered. Photo:Jamie Pyatt News Ltd |
On April 3, 63-year-old Charmaine Keevy was walking her dog Georgie near Elizabeth Bay, South Africa, when the dog suddenly stopped and barked continuously at a storm drain.At first glance, Mrs. Charmaine thought there was a cat lying in the sewer. However,As she got closer, she realized it was a newborn baby girl, still with the umbilical cord attached, lying there crying, according toMetro.
The old woman waved to the drivers passing by until Cornie Viljoen's car stopped. Then together they opened the cement cover of the manhole with an iron bar.
Mr Viljoen, 60, crawled into the 1.8m-deep sewer to pick up the baby, who was lying in the middle of a swarm of red ants.
"I really don't understand who could do such a cruel thing to a child. But I'm also very happy that I saved the baby. I turned around and told Charmaine to call an ambulance immediately," Mr. Viljoen said.said.
The girl was then taken to the hospital, where doctors examined her and concluded that she had hypothermia and some breathing problems. Hospital staff named her Grace April.
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The girl is being cared for at a local hospital. Photo:Jamie Pyatt News Ltd |
"I usually take Georgie for walks on a different path, but for some reason I took this one that day," Charmaine shared.
Police are now trying to find the baby's mother. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said: "It is possible that the person who dumped the baby here came from another area. We are appealing for witnesses and the baby's mother to come forward."
