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Day-old baby found covered in ants at roadside rubbish dump

The baby was completely covered in ants, had severe dehydration and battling to breathe.

July 3, 2020

ER24 reports Less than a minute

KwaZulu-Natal.- At 10:00, Tuesday morning, Netcare 911 responded to reports of of a one day old baby boy had been found on a roadside pile of rubbish in Burlington Heights Chatsworth.

A Netcare 911 Emergency Care Practitioner assessed the child which still had the placenta attached.

The baby was completely covered in ants, had severe dehydration and battling to breathe.

The child was placed in a Netcare 911 ambulance where he was treated.

Once stabilised the baby was transported to hospital for further assessment.

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July 3, 2020

ER24 reports Less than a minute

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.