Workers find child wearing only diaper wandering in cold

Utility workers found a two-year-old girl wearing only a diaper wandering into traffic on a frigid, 9-degree day in Massachusetts.

Comcast technicians Shawn Bronson and Michael Payne told The Boston Herald they were restoring service to customers in Monson Thursday when they spotted the child heading toward the middle of the road.

The workers scooped up the child and brought her to a store where they waited for police.

Bronson said she was ‘shaking’ and had turned a ‘different color.’ Police say the girl was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.

The temperature was around 9 degrees when the girl was found.

Police say the child’s father was ‘completely unaware’ she had wandered off. They say charges of reckless endangerment of a child are pending.

Police did not identify the father.

Utility workers found a two-year-old girl wearing only a diaper wandering into traffic on a frigid, 9-degree day in Massachusetts. They then rushed her into a nearby store (above) in Monson, Massachusetts, where they waited for police

Massachusetts child welfare officials have also been notified. 

‘She had no socks, no shoes, and she happened to be heading right toward the middle of the road, which is where we intercepted her,’ Bronson told the Herald.

Bronson, 44, hit the brakes and blocked off traffic on Main Street.

Payne, 44, then got out of the car and took the baby girl into his arms. He then rushed her to a nearby store.

‘We just started taking off our hats and jackets and trying to get her wrapped up as well as we could while we got her inside the store,’ Bronson said.

Once the two men and the toddler went inside the store, a clerk who had just given birth rushed to the storage area and brought back a blanket.

The clerk, who herself had just given birth, even gave the toddler a toy to play with while they waited for police to arrive.

‘Our top priority was getting her to safety,’ Payne said. 

‘We just wanted to make sure this little girl was taken care of.’ 

The toddler was in danger of falling victim to frostbite, which can happen in as little as 30 minutes if not dressed properly. 

According to the National Weather Service, the temperature at the time of the incident in Monson was just 9 degrees. With the wind chill, it felt like well below zero. 

Comcast said it was proud of its employees for the actions they took to save the little girl’s life. 

‘They did the absolute right thing, they saw a situation and reacted, and the company is extremely proud of them,’ Comcast spokeswoman Elizabeth Walden said. 

‘In a situation like that, you have a gut response, and they did the right thing.’ 

‘We commend these workers, who are also Monson residents, for their quick action leading to a positive outcome,’ Monson police said, noting the situation could have had ‘tragic consequences.’  



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