‘STRONG LITTLE GIRL’

One-Hour-Old Baby Girl Found Abandoned in Florida: Cops

Despite temperatures in the area dipping into the low 50s, the child was healthy and stable after being taken to a hospital, authorities said.

A newborn girl still attached to a placenta was found wrapped in a blanket outside a Florida trailer park early Saturday morning, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responding to a call about a baby crying found the child at the site in Mulberry, east of Tampa. The temperature in the area was reported to be in the low 50s, or 11 degrees Celsius. The newborn, who was estimated to be around an hour old, was taken to a hospital, where she was reported as stable and healthy. “It was by the grace of God that we found the abandoned baby girl when we did, before exposure to the cold or any animals caused her any harm,” Sheriff Grady Judd said. “She was left in an extremely vulnerable condition, but she’s a strong little girl, and it looks like she’s doing great.” Unsuccessful attempts were made to locate the mother using a K-9 unit, a drone, and a bloodhound.