Newborn girl is found covered in insect bites after being abandoned in a Philippines forest

Newborn girl is found covered in insect bites after being abandoned in a Philippines forest where she suffered blisters after lying in 93F sun

  • Infant was found dumped in undergrowth in Olango Island on Tuesday morning
  • Little girl was covered in bites and her face was blistered by the 95F conditions
  • Philippines police have launched an investigation in a bid to find the parents

This is the moment a newborn baby girl was found naked and covered in insect bites after being abandoned in a forest in the Philippines.

The infant, with her scalp still wet, was heard crying by a woman walking along a dirt track in Olango Island, on Tuesday morning.

She sifted through the branches and found the baby girl without any clothes in dense woodland. The tiny child had insect bites across her body and her face was blistered by the 93F conditions.

Footage captures the moment a newborn baby girl was found naked and covered in insect bites after being abandoned in a forest in the Philippines

Footage captures the moment a newborn baby girl was found naked and covered in insect bites after being abandoned in a forest in the Philippines

The infant, with her scalp still wet, was heard crying by a woman walking along a dirt track in Olango Island, on Tuesday morning

The infant, with her scalp still wet, was heard crying by a woman walking along a dirt track in Olango Island, on Tuesday morning

Residents worshipping at a nearby church were the first to be told about the infant and rushed over to help. 

Eliezer Rosalejos was one of the people who helped rescue the baby.

‘Thank God the baby is still alive and we found her on time. Whoever her parents are, I hope they feel guilty,’ he said.

‘Children are so precious. I will never understand how somebody could just leave their child to the mercy of the wilderness.’

Locals found the baby girl among dried leaves and thorns. A pink child’s shirt was also found beside her.

The tiny child had insect bites across her body and her face was blistered by the 93F conditions

The tiny child had insect bites across her body and her face was blistered by the 93F conditions

The tiny child had insect bites across her body and her face was blistered by the 93F conditions

Officers from the Olango Island Police Station are checking local medical records in a bid to trace the mother

Officers from the Olango Island Police Station are checking local medical records in a bid to trace the mother

Officers from the Olango Island Police Station are checking local medical records in a bid to trace the mother

She had suffered from insect bites but is currently in stable condition at the hospital under the custody of the country’s social welfare department.

Officers from the Olango Island Police Station are checking local medical records in a bid to trace the mother.

A spokesman said: ‘It is important that we find the mother so that she can receive any help needed and she is accountable for her actions. 

‘The child has not had the best start to life and she will remain in the care of the state.’ 

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