An Arizona newborn has been given another chance at life after being rescued by local police. Police were called to perform a welfare check on the child’s mother and found the infant next to the mother’s lifeless body. Thanks to the quick action of police, the baby was given life-saving medical care. Authorities will continue to investigate what happened to the child’s mother, but the story highlights the importance of community and how it can be used to save lives.
The Phoenix Police Department released the body camera footage from the baby’s rescue, and officers can be seen looking through an open window. “Officers responded to a welfare check after neighbors hadn’t seen or heard from a mother and her newborn for several days,” the post explained.
After seeing something in the bedroom, police officers force their way into the home after not getting a response. That’s when they find the newborn on the bed “severely dehydrated and clinging to life,” the post shares…