Infant Rescued from Toilet in China

A newborn baby boy, who was found alive inside a toilet pipe in Jinhau, China, got out from the hospital and was taken by his maternal parents, said police Thursday, after his mother accidentally delivered him last Saturday.

Police questioned the mother of the baby, who told them that she did not intend the child to fall into the toilet, according to a local TV channel that was posted on the official police Weibo account.

According to Jiang Song, vice director of police, the woman felt stomachaches that day and she went to the toilet. It was actually close to her due date and the baby just slid out.

The police said she tried to retrieve the baby with a stick, then decided to flush the toilet to clear away the blood.

The child’s mother is still being treated at the hospital right now, but has been cooperating with the investigation, said Xiang Jiangsong, a police official.

The police are labeling the case as an “accident” at this time, and no charges have been filed against the mother.

Dramatic video of the infant’s rescue made global headlines and sparked reactions worldwide.

During the rescue of the infant, the rescuers were unable to pull the infant out, and had to go through to the floor below to saw away a section of the pipe.

However, the baby was still stuck, so both the section of pipe and the infant were taken to a hospital.

Working together, rescuers and doctors began removing the pipe, piece by piece.

CCTV video showed the exact moment hands in white gloves gingerly pulled away a part of the pipe, revealing the tiny face of a newborn.

The infant, a boy referred to as “Baby 59,” is drinking formula now, doctors said.

Police said firefighters and other rescuers involved visited the baby at the hospital and sent clothes, formula powder and diapers.

The mother of the infant is not being identified, but police say she is 22.

Local police say that, so far, they believe her account of how the baby ended up in the pipe.

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