Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - Syracuse police are trying to find out who abandoned a newborn baby in some bushes along the 1500 block of South Avenue early Thursday evening.
A six-year-old girl and her grandmother were playing hide and seek near a vacant lot when the little girl made the discovery. She told her grandmother she found a doll. When the grandmother realized the doll was really a baby, police were called.
The baby's umbilical cord was still attached and it's estimated the baby was less than an hour old.
“There are safe places that people can leave a baby,” says Syracuse Police Sgt. Tom Connellan. “Leaving the baby in the bushes like that – if the baby hadn’t been found, it probably wouldn’t have survived for long.”
The baby is in good condition at Crouse Hospital, but police say there was no need to put the baby's life in jeopardy. Police say the baby's mother will likely face charges.
Police are urging anyone who may know the mother of the child to give them a call at 442-5222. All calls will be kept confidential.