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Police officers rescued a baby from a pit latrine in KZN over the weekend.
A newborn baby was rescued from a pit latrine on Saturday by members of the Pietermaritzburg search and rescue unit and the K9 search and rescue unit.
A family member found the baby in the pit latrine.
KwaZulu-Natal police said they were called to Mafakathini, in Taylors Halt Police Area, to rescue a newborn baby from a confined space.
After the baby was rescued, family members cleaned up the boy’s feces.
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The police officers held the umbilical cord as the mother had used scissors to cut it during delivery.
The baby was examined for injuries.
Both the baby and the mother were taken to Northdale Hospital.
Taylors Halt Police will investigate the circumstances of the incident.
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