Crowds cheered as a new born baby girl was brought to the surface safely after a three-hour rescue operation near Durban, South Africa.<\/p>\n
A newborn baby girl has been pulled out of a storm drain after a dramatic three-hour rescue operation.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called after the cries were heard coming from a manhole by residents in Newlands East, near Durban in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The baby was found trapped inside the drain and emergency services worked to free the girl. Police are now investigating how she got there.<\/p>\n
In a complex three-hour operation, the rescue team dug a two-metre trench and shored up walls before cutting into the storm water pipe.<\/p>\n
Workers were then able to pull the baby girl out of the pipe and bring her to the surface, to cheers from the crowds which had gathered nearby.<\/p>\n
The new born baby girl was quickly treated by paramedics before being flown by helicopter to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.<\/p>\n
According to Rescue Care operations officer Garrith Jamieson, 36, who was at the scene, the baby had no injuries but did have hypothermia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe body temperature was cold but the baby is fine,\u201d he told the Press Association. \u201cThe baby has now been transferred to a step down hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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