Couple finds abandoned newborn with her umbilical cord attached after noticing a blanket with two little feet moving

Daily Mail UK ^ | June 17, 2024 | Melissa Koenig

[Morgana]

A Texas couple sprang into action as soon as they noticed an abandoned newborn with her umbilical cord still attached while walking on a trail Saturday morning.

Daniela Fedele said she and her husband were strolling along Casa Martin Drive in Katy, Texas when they noticed a towel on the ground.

Her three-year-old daughter started to ride her bike toward it - before Fedele said she realized something was moving underneath.

'I noticed two little feet moving and then my husband was right behind me with the dogs and I yelled to my husband and I'm like, "Oh my God, a baby, a baby,"' Fedele recounted to KHOU.

'And then my husband [says] like, "Call 911, call 911," and that's what we did.'

Surveillance footage captured the moment the newborn baby was abandoned, showing a man scan around him before leaving the infant on the ground.

The same moment he places the child on the street, he sprinted from the scene at full pace, and police say they have since started an investigation to search for him.

It is unclear how long the baby was left on the street before Fedele saved it, with Harris County Sheriff's deputies saying they received a call at around 9am and rushed to the scene.

Meanwhile, Fedele and her husband tried to keep the infant safe - and their quick thinking was praised by local police for saving the infant's life.

Surveillance footage showed the couple running towards the baby with their dogs and Fedele's husband grabbing it, before racing to get the child out of the sun.

'Once my husband went ahead and picked up the baby, he found the nearest, like tree, right there at the house down the street. He found a little shade,' Fedele said.

[gitmo]

I can’t fathom that level of depravity.