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A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned and buried alive in a disused septic tank in West Java, Indonesia. Locals had heard the baby’s cries from under pieces of wood, rocks, leaves and mesh in the old tank, which villagers had been using as a wastage dump.
One villager said: ‘There were tears. I along with other residents went into grounds of the empty house and it is true, there was a baby without any shawls or clothes.’
A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned and buried alive in a disused septic tank in West Java, Indonesia. Locals had heard the baby’s cries from under pieces of wood, rocks, leaves and mesh in the old tank, which villagers had been using as a wastage dump.
Video from the miraculous rescue, shows the rubble being removed to uncover the tiny baby.
The baby boy was rushed to hospital where he is recovering after being found in the village of Gantar in the Indramayu district of the region.
They told local media the baby had suffered a cut to his head while the rotting placenta was found nearby.
They added: ‘After we brought to the midwife we immediately took the baby to the health center Puskesmas Haurgeulis and then there was a referral to Bhayangkara hospital. We also immediately reported it to the police.’
Police arrived at the scene and searched the house but there was nobody inside. It is not known if the owners are linked to the abandoned baby.
Indramayu Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Fajarudin Arif said officers are now investigating who the child belongs to.
He said officers will conduct DNA tests on the baby to try to trace the parents.
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