Well, this is a blessing you don’t hear about every day. An 8-month-old missing baby was found in a field after going missing overnight.
8-month-old Niguel Jackson was recovered Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and taken to a nearby hospital for precautionary medical treatment.
“It’s believed that the mother suffered apparent medical issues,” a Facebook post made by the city’s police department stated.
“No charges are pending at this point in time. This investigation remains ongoing,” officials added.
Both the police department and Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services assisted in the hours-long search for Niguel, who was eventually spotted in a field from a police helicopter, PEOPLE reported.
“The medics jumped on him and started treating him right away and … I think he’s gonna be fine,” EMS spokesperson Mike Chuzta told WAFB. “It’s still in a dangerous area but still think that it’s just a miracle basically to see the condition he was in. I did not expect that at all.”
Niguel went missing Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, his mother led first responders to an area near a church close to their home, where she claimed she had left Niguel the previous day.
Family members told authorities that the mother had Niguel with her when she left home on Tuesday, but he was not with her when she arrived at the fire station to report him missing that same day.
Chuzta said the baby “didn’t even cry during the rescue.”
“The timing didn’t give us a lot of hope, but the baby was tough,” he said.
Both the police department and Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services were involved in the hours-long search for Niguel, who was eventually located in a field from a police helicopter, The Advocate reported.
“The medics jumped on him and started treating him right away and … I think he’s gonna be fine,” EMS spokesperson Mike Chuzta told WAFB. “It’s still in a dangerous area but still think that it’s just a miracle basically to see the condition he was in. I did not expect that at all.”
Niguel went missing Tuesday after his mother went to a fire station, and was then taken to a hospital. On Wednesday morning, she led first responders to an area near a church close to their home, where she had left Niguel the previous day, according to WAFB.
Family members told those investigating that the mother had Niguel with her when she left her home on Tuesday, the station reports. When she arrived at the fire station, however, he was not with her.
Chuzta told The Advocate that Niguel “didn’t even cry during the rescue,” which occurred after temperatures had fallen into the 50s.
“The timing didn’t give us a lot of hope, but the baby was tough,” he said.
In a statement, Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President Sharon of the City of Baton Rouge, thanked “emergency responders and community members whose quick coordination led to the recovery of the missing infant this morning in Baton Rouge,” after Niguel was found safe.
“Should anyone be experiencing a mental health crisis, organizations like Capital Area Human Services are available to the public,” Broome said, sharing several resources.
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