KWAZULU-NATAL. — A newborn baby girl was found in a shopping bag in a bush in Oakford, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday after two people heard her crying.
The baby, wrapped in a black T-shirt, was examined by paramedics and found to be in good health. Reaction Unit South Africa said a man and a woman were on their way to a local convenience store when they heard a baby crying from a bush near houses. They investigated and cut open the bag with scissors. The baby's umbilical cord had already been cut, but not tied, and the placenta was also in the bag.
During follow-up investigations, a woman told emergency personnel she had seen a woman throw the bag into the bush on Monday afternoon. Rusa officials are continuing their investigation and trying to establish who the mother is.
Anyone with information that could help trace the woman can call Rusa's operational centre on 086 123 4333.
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This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
