Newborn found floating in Joburg lake

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Published Jul 12, 2016

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Johannesburg - A newborn baby has been found floating in a lake in Johannesburg, ER24 said in a statement on Tuesday.

ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing said paramedics arrived at the Florida Lake in Roodepoort on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a call from police about the infant.

“Upon arrival at the scene, paramedics found the premature baby on the bank alongside the lake wrapped in a space blanket,” Bodasing said.

The baby was declared dead on the scene.

African News Agency

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