A Texas couple were shocked Saturday while out for a family walk to discover an abandoned newborn baby with her umbilical cord still attached — a discovery that shook them to their core.
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Daniela Fedele told KHOU-TV that she and her husband noticed a towel on the ground as her 3-year-old biked toward it and immediately realized a baby was wrapped inside.
“I noticed two little feet moving and then my husband was right behind me with the dogs, and I yelled to my husband,” she said. “I’m like, ‘A baby, a baby!’ And then my husband [was] like, ‘Call 911! Call 911!’ And that’s what we did.”
They immediately moved the baby out of the heat and into a shaded area while waiting for police. Fedele said she’s in shock over the ordeal, and is struggling to understand why someone would leave the child.
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“This image has been going on through my head so many times, and this is, like, how can you do that?” she said. “I was shocked, I was mad, I was upset.”
Ultimately, Fedele said she’s grateful her family went for a walk and discovered the baby.
Update: we need your help! We are seeking info about a young Hispanic or White male, slim, fair complexion with black hair, that was holding the infant wrapped in a towel. He was wearing a black shirt, possibly gray pants. The male was on foot on the Plantation
1/2 https://t.co/5gqP4OwLbt— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) June 15, 2024
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed the news in a June 15 posting on X. He also spoke about the baby’s well-being, stating the child was in “good” condition and had been sent to a hospital.
“Adjacent to a bayou, a pre-mature infant girl still with umbilical cord attached, was discovered abandoned and wrapped in a blanket,” he wrote.
Authorities said the baby was “freshly born” before being found.
Gonzalez asked the public for help in finding information on a “a young Hispanic or White male, slim, fair complexion with black hair” who is said to have been holding the infant before the baby was abandoned.
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