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Newborn baby girl found abandoned near construction site in Port Shepstone
The baby was wrapped in a plastic bag and T-shirt.
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A newborn baby girl was found abandoned at a construction site in Port Shepstone yesterday (Thursday) at around noon. Mi7 Emergency Medical Services arrived to find the baby, believed to be only a few hours old, in a hypothermic state.
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Rudi Prinsloo of Mi7 said medics worked quickly to stabilise the newborn before transporting the child to a nearby hospital. “It is believed the owner of a nearby hardware store found the baby abandoned in a shallow hole adjacent to a construction site,” he said.
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The owner of the store immediately rushed to purchase a blanket to wrap around the infant before medics arrived. Police are investigating the matter.
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