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| Houston authorities are trying to identify the parents of a newborn baby found inside the trash. (MyFoxHouston.com) |
By Dale Lezon
Houston Chronicle
A newborn baby with his umbilical cord still attached was found alive
Tuesday morning in a trash container at an apartment complex in
southeast Houston.
The discovery was made about 8:30 a.m. at The Reserve, 9988 Windmill Lakes Boulevard near Almeda Genoa, said Kese Smith, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department.
Smith said the baby, whose age is unknown, was alive and breathing when the discovery was made. Medical staff with the Houston Fire Department took the child to Memorial Hermann Hospital and he appears to be well.
Maintenance man Carlos Michel said he found the child this morning after hearing what sounded like a cat mewing. He said he put trash in the container and the noise became louder, so he investigated.
Inside a plastic bag with discarded food containers and scraps of food, Michel spotted the upside down little boy. He had about 4 inches of his umbilical cord still attached.
Michel and another man took the child to a heated car to warm the child. The other man called 911.
Michel said also in the trash bag was what looked like school homework with what appeared to be a student's name on it.
Michel, a grandfather to a small child, was upset by what he found.
"It made a big impact," he said.
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The discovery was made about 8:30 a.m. at The Reserve, 9988 Windmill Lakes Boulevard near Almeda Genoa, said Kese Smith, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department.
Smith said the baby, whose age is unknown, was alive and breathing when the discovery was made. Medical staff with the Houston Fire Department took the child to Memorial Hermann Hospital and he appears to be well.
Maintenance man Carlos Michel said he found the child this morning after hearing what sounded like a cat mewing. He said he put trash in the container and the noise became louder, so he investigated.
Inside a plastic bag with discarded food containers and scraps of food, Michel spotted the upside down little boy. He had about 4 inches of his umbilical cord still attached.
Michel and another man took the child to a heated car to warm the child. The other man called 911.
Michel said also in the trash bag was what looked like school homework with what appeared to be a student's name on it.
Michel, a grandfather to a small child, was upset by what he found.
"It made a big impact," he said.
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