MULBERRY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office mentioned it found a new child baby left on a small hill in Mulberry, Florida, early Saturday morning.
Deputies found the baby at round 1:47 a.m. near the Regal Loop Mobile Home Park after somebody mentioned they heard a baby crying outdoors. At the time, the temperature was within the low 50s.
According to the sheriff’s workplace, the baby was wrapped in a blanket with the placenta hooked up to her physique.
Medics with Polk County Fire Rescue mentioned they consider the woman was born about an hour earlier than deputies found her, primarily based on her physique temperature.
Rescue personnel took the new child to an area hospital, the place she is alleged to be in good well being.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned it deployed its Okay-9 unit, aviation unit, a drone and a bloodhound to seek out the kid’s mom, however they’ve but to find her.
“It was by the Grace of God that we found the abandoned baby girl when we did, before exposure to the cold or any animals caused her any harm,” Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned. “She was left in an extremely vulnerable condition, but she’s a strong little girl, and it looks like she’s doing great.”
Mothers in Florida have protections to surrender their new child youngsters safely with out worry of prosecution due to the Saven Haven Law of 2000. Parents can depart an unhurt baby at any Safe Haven, sometimes hospitals or a correctly staffed EMS or fireplace station.
If anybody is aware of the place the kid’s mom is, name the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 863-298-6200.
