When Evangelina McCrary and her sister Angelica Blount were out for their daily walk in Compton, LA, they heard a strange noise. Angelica assumed it was a cat, but her sister had a feeling the familiar sound was something more serious.
"My sister said, 'Can you hear a baby crying?' And I said no, I don't know," Angelica told CBS Los Angeles. "That might be a cat. And she said, 'No, that is a baby.'"
Evangelina and Angelica decided to call the police. That's when deputies heard the muffled cry of an infant. At just 36 to 48 hours old, the newborn baby girl was buried alive under pieces of asphalt and rubble near a bike path. Yet, officers are baffled as to why anyone would do this. With so many Safe Surrender and Safe Haven drop-offs (the kind that saved abandoned child, Halle Burke), parents can safely leave their babies at any hospital or firehouse within 72 hours of birth — no questions asked.
"The baby was wrapped in a blanket and cold to the touch," said Sgt. Marvin Jaramilla. He removed the newborn, who wouldn't have survived the night if she hadn't been found. The baby was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition — a fortunate ending to what could have easily turned into a tragedy.
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