A newborn baby boy has been found alive with his placenta and umbilical cord still attached to him in Shakashead near Ballito in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Netcare911 received the call this afternoon from community members in the area.
As the Netcare 911 team was en-route to the scene, they met with a man that handed the baby over to the medical team. The man is believed to have found the baby in a pit toilet near the community centre.
The baby is now in safe hands in a Netcare hospital in Kwa-Zulu Natal , receiving further medical care.
This incident happened this afternoon around 16h00.