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Rebecca Speare-Cole

Dramatic footage shows police rescuing newborn girl found alive in plastic bag in woods

This dramatic footage shows police officers rescuing a newborn girl who was found alive inside a plastic bag in the woods.

The incident was captured on film by a Georgia sheriff's body-worn camera.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office released the video public on Tuesday in a bid to find out more about the baby.

A Georgia Sheriff saves a baby found in a plastic bag, (Forsyth County Sheriff’s Offic)

Authorities have been searching for the baby's mother since June 6, when a family in a nearby home heard her crying in a wooded area in Cumming.

The video shows deputies tearing open the plastic bag containing the child, who is heard crying.

A Georgia Sheriff saves a baby found in a plastic bag (Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)

The resident who raised the alarm can be heard in the video saying: “We heard it from our house”.

“My kid said ‘that’s a baby’ and I said ‘no that‘s an animal,” he says.

First aid was administered to the baby girl before she was taken to a hospital. (Forsyth County Sheriff’s Offic)

Deputies immediately gave first aid to the baby, wrapping her in a blanket to keep her warm.

“She was transported to an area hospital and is in a stable condition,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement accompanying the video.

Hospital workers decided to call the girl Baby India, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Baby found alive in a plastic bag (Forsyth County Sheriff’s Offic)

"We are happy to report that Baby India is thriving and is in the care of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services," the sheriff's office said.

Officials are asking the public to share any knowledge of a woman in the late stages of pregnancy who may have given birth to the baby.

"We release this footage in hopes to receive credible information on the identity of Baby India and to show how important it is to find closure in this case," the sheriff's office said.

Cumming is about 35 miles north of Atlanta.

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