Charmaine Keevy, 63, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, recently rescued a Dachshund named Georgie. So Georgie thought it was his turn to pay it forward. What followed was nothing short of astounding.
Georgie was on a typical morning stroll when she became fixated on a storm drain and began barking at it. Charmaine noticed faint meowing sounds coming from the drain and knelt down to see if there was a cat trapped underneath. She was taken aback when she realized the noise was that of a baby crying.
Charmaine waved down a motorist for assistance because the drain was covered by a concrete slab. This assistance was provided by a man named Cornie Viljoen. Cornie and Charmaine’s pry open the concrete slab with a steel bar. The drain was at than six feet deep, yet Cornie jumped in without hesitation. He was stung by an army of red ants while doing so.
“When I went further into the hole, it was taller than my head and so tiny that I had to get down on my knees and I could not really bend over so I had to feel down for the kid below,” he explained to DailyMail.
“The red ants were biting my legs, but then I felt this baby’s leg and saw the baby, and I recognized this was a crime scene, so I took a flash photo and passed my phone to Charmaine.” I didn’t sure if the baby was hurt, so I tried to take her up very cautiously and slowly, despite the fact that she was so small. I just wanted to hold her for a long, but I realized she required immediate medical attention.”
Fortunately, the red ants had not yet reached the baby. The newborn was naked and still had its umbilical cord attached. Cornie and Charmaine instantly dialed 911. Soon afterward, the police and an ambulance arrived to transport the baby to the clinic.
According to the authorities, the baby could only have gotten there if somebody had placed her there before covering the drain with the concrete slab.
“It’s possible that the person who did this came from outside the region and left the youngster there.” “We’re asking witnesses and the baby’s mother to come forward,” said police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu.
Meanwhile, the baby was being treated at the hospital for hypothermia and respiratory difficulties. She’d been in the frigid sewer water for at least a few hours, they estimated.
Charmaine believed it was fate that brought her to the baby because she generally follows a different walking route with Georgie. Grace April was the name given to the newborn. Charmaine posted this update to let everyone know that Grace April was fine…
