Police in Canberra are searching for the mother of a newborn baby left outside a fire station. The day-old baby boy is being cared for in hospital and is said to be in good health. Authorities are urging his mother to seek medical help.
00:00It was a surprise delivery no one was expecting. A baby boy, only hours old, left at the front door of a Canberra fire station.
00:11All attention is now on the mother, with police urging her to come forward.
00:17Our sole concern is the health and wellbeing of the mother. I urge the mother to seek medical assistance.
00:24Please go to a hospital, call an ambulance or call the police.
00:29The baby is now being cared for in hospital after initial checks at the fire station where he was found by a contractor just after 7 this morning.
00:39We don't know how long the baby was there for, however what I can say is the baby was left in a location where it could be cared for quickly.
00:46No one saw who left the baby with the firefighters inside preparing to finish their overnight shift.
00:53It was a bit of a surprise for our staff down here at South Tuggeranong fire station. It's not a common occurrence.
01:00Police have also urged any family or friend who may know about the baby to come forward because of concerns for the welfare of the mother.
01:09under the government's face to the families of the mother.
01:12They, you know, three of them are less than their children.
01:15They're reaching out to their families.
01:16They try to get a vulnerable family.
01:17They're reaching out to their families.
01:19They try to reach out to their families and they're reaching out to their families.
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