Newborn baby girl is rescued by fishermen after being thrown into a river in Brazil
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Newborn baby girl SURVIVES being thrown off a bridge into a river in Brazil in a backpack
- A newborn baby in Brazil survived after being thrown from a bridge into a river
- Witnesses say that on November 17, a man threw a backpack into the Capibaribe River
- Local fishermen found the child after hearing screams coming from the backpack
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A newborn baby miraculously survived after being thrown from a bridge into a river in a backpack.
Witnesses told military police they saw a man throw a backpack into the Capibaribe River in Sao Lourenco da Mata, Brazil, on the morning of Nov. 17.
Two fishermen under the bridge rescued the child after seeing the bag crash into the river and hearing the baby’s cries.
One of the fishermen, Pedro, said that his companion ‘took the rod, picked up the bag and handed it to me.
“When I opened it, it was a child.
‘I cried.’
A man holds a newborn baby found in a backpack on Thursday, Nov. 17
Fishermen Pedro and Arnaldo rescued the baby girl after hearing screams coming from a backpack
Witnesses saw a man on a motorcycle throw the child in a backpack into the Capibaribe River
The two men immediately called military police, who took the baby to a nearby maternity hospital.
The child was reportedly born only hours earlier and the umbilical cord had been cut ‘unprofessionally’.
Health officials said the girl’s condition is stable and she remains under observation at the hospital.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil, with penalties ranging from one to three years in prison, with some exceptions.
While legislation has been passed to make giving children up for adoption easier, barriers remain for new parents.
At the time of writing, the motorcyclist remains at large.
Two fishermen saw the backpack plunge into the Capibaribe River on Thursday morning
A witness shows where the newborn girl fell into the river in Sao Lourenco da Mata
In 2018, another baby survived a 35-meter fall from a bridge in northeastern Brazil, thrown by her mother who reportedly suffered from mental health issues and depression.
The child suffered only minor bruises and was rescued by police officers.
Relatives claim the child was born of the mother’s sexual abuse during her admission to Sao Francisco’s mental health facility in 2017.