This is the incredible moment a newborn baby was pulled alive from a storm drain in South Africa after a passer-by heard the girl screaming. Emergency crews spent three hours trying to reach the infant, who was lodged some 23ft down the drain. Incredible footage has emerged of the moment a newborn baby was pulled alive from a storm drain in South AfricaA resident who was out for an early morning walk thought he could hear a cat mewing from beneath a steel drain cover and lifted the lid up to look inside. The team confirmed that a baby girl was stuck and was being washed further down the pipe. The baby, who locals have named Storm after the water drain in which she was found and her tempestuous start to life, will go into the South African care system.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2019 10:57 UTC