Police in Polk County, west Florida, are searching for a woman who gave birth this weekend and abandoned her newborn daughter, who was found an hour after she was born in the woods.
The little girl was found by a woman, who assured that after convincing her husband to accompany her to the forest, after hearing a cry, they managed to discover the girl.
The couple notified the Polk Sheriff’s Office and deputies arrived at the scene to take the baby to a hospital, where she was found to be healthy and strong.
According to the information released by Polk’s Office, the girl weighed more than six pounds (2.7 kg), and when she was found she was wrapped in a blanket, with the umbilical cord uncut and surrounded by remains of the placenta. from his mother.
“It was by the Grace of God that we found the abandoned girl when we did, before exposure to cold or any animal could cause her harm. She was left in an extremely vulnerable condition, but she is a strong girl and it seems like she is doing great,” said Grady Judd, county sheriff.
The agents made house-to-house visits around the area to try to find the mother, however they were unsuccessful, so they ask the population for information to help find her.
Sheriff Gradd congratulated the woman who found the baby for her heroic act and explained that it also prevented the mother from being charged with murder.
Florida has a safe haven law that allows parents to leave newborns at a fire station or medical center for up to a week after birth.
With information from EFE.
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