A missing eight-month-old baby boy was found safe after spending the entire night in an open field where he was abandoned by his mother.
Gatekeepers News reports that the baby isn’t injured but was taken to a local hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for precautionary medical treatment.
It is believed that his mother suffered some medical issues, according to Baton Rouge Police. There are no charges pending but an investigation is ongoing.
The baby was found after an hours-long search that included the fire department, Parish Search and Rescue, East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office, Emergency Medical Services, Acadian Ambulance and hospital staff.
His mother helped in the search and guided authorities to the place she left him.
Curt Monte, from the Baton Rouge Fire Department, told WAFB that: “We were able to bring the mother to the scene, city police took the mother, the mother showed them an area on Plank Road near a church.”
The baby was then found near the Saintsville COGIC on Plank Road.
Mike Chutz, from East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services, added: “The medics jumped on him and started treating him right away and… I think he’s gonna be fine…
“The timing didn’t give us a lot of hope but the baby was tough.”
The mother showed up at a fire station on Tuesday needing medical treatment and was taken to a hospital before checking into a mental treatment facility.
During the treatment, officials said she mentioned leaving her baby in a field, according to the news station.
