By Associated Press - Friday, July 17, 2020

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Police in the North Carolina city of Wilmington are investigating after a newborn baby was found alive in a trash can.

WECT reports that police found the infant on Thursday afternoon.

Police said a woman was walking her dog when she heard the sound of a baby crying. It was coming from inside a nearby trash can in a church parking lot.



The baby was inside a black trash bag. The woman rescued the baby and found someone to call 911.

Doctors at a local hospital say the baby is healthy. The mother has not been located.

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