Faithwire
  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • News
  • Politics
  • Coronavirus Updates
  • Faith
  • Opinion
  • Christmas
  • Set Free Course

‘It Was a Miracle’: Newborn Baby Rescued Alive After Being Washed Down Storm Drain

Image source: Facebook/Rescue Care
Image source: Facebook/Rescue Care
Share Tweet
By Will Maule
Author

February 12, 2019

Rescue teams in South Africa were astonished to find a newborn baby alive after it was dumped and washed into a deep storm drain. First responders were alerted to the emergency when residents reported hearing the cries of a young baby coming from the drain. When rescuers arrived, they discovered that the child, a little girl, was actually inside the concrete pipe, and set upon digging her out.

“An intense rescue operation was started. We had to dig down, then once we reached the concrete drain, we had to chisel through it, being extra cautious with the little baby inside,” said Garrith Jamieson, Operations Director at Rescue Care, a privately owned emergency medical service offering pre-hospital care to the coastal city. “We had to use a hammer and a chisel to gain entry into the pipe. Then, rescuers managed to grip the little girl, who was crying and in good spirits.”

Posted by Rescue Care on Monday, February 11, 2019

When asked whether he thought the hand of God was at work in this staggering rescue, Jamieson told South African news outlet eNCA:

“We commonly find babies being dumped, but I can honestly say this is my first time [finding a baby] in a stormwater drain. I do think it was a miracle. It was raining last night, this little baby was washed down from up on the roadway. To be found alive and well, crying and in good spirits, I really do think it’s a miracle.”

Posted by Rescue Care on Monday, February 11, 2019

Eyewitnesses at the scene described the dramatic moments they discovered the infant trapped inside the drainage system.

“I’m a father, I’ve got a five-year-old daughter. To see that baby, I had tears in my face,” one man said. “I was just like ‘Get this baby out!'”

Posted by Rescue Care on Monday, February 11, 2019

After being transferred to Chief Albert Luthuli hospital, news came through that this brave little one was doing well.

“She has been awake, responsive and crying,” Dr. Timothy Hardcastle told News24 Durban. “Her glucose and sugar levels are good.”

Posted by Rescue Care on Monday, February 11, 2019

“I think any child who survives any amount of hours — and it sounds like it was at least four to five hours — in a stormwater pipe on days two or three after birth is a miracle,” the doctor added, according to TimesLive. “It is mercy from above that she is alive.”

Posted by Rescue Care on Sunday, February 10, 2019

“She has been awake, responsive and crying,” Hardcastle said of her current condition. “She is basically stable enough for transfer to one of the base hospitals where they can sort out the social side. But from a medical point of view, things are looking good.”

Do continue to pray for this little one as she recovers from such a traumatic ordeal.

Latest

  • Faith

    ‘It Was Breaking My Heart’: Fox News Anchor Tears Up, Shares Bible Verse After School Shooting

  • News

    Academy Award Winner Matthew McConaughey’s Comment on ‘Prayers’ Following ‘Devastating’ School Shooting

  • Entertainment

    Ricky Gervais on Leftist Chopping Block Over Transgender Jokes in Profanity-Laced Netflix Special

  • Faith

    5 Deeply Concerning Revelations About the State of Christian Evangelism in America

  • Life

    Mystery Solved Surrounding Hero Who Saved Man From Burning Car, and There’s an Unexpected, Redemptive Twist


Navigation

  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Staff
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Sign up to get our newsletter your inbox every day.

Newsletter Signup

Do you want to read
more articles like this?