Newborn baby found in trash can at Amazon distribution center dies before first responders arrive
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In a tragic story unfolding in Phoenix, Arizona, a newborn baby was found dead in a trash can inside of a restroom at an Amazon distribution center in the city on Wednesday, January 16.
Details into the incident are still scarce but, according to the Phoenix Police department, they received reports of a newborn baby found in a trash can at the facility, located near 51st Avenue and W. Lower Buckeye Road at around 8:30 pm in the evening.
However, when first responders from the Phoenix Fire Department arrived at the scene, they found the infant was already beyond the point of resuscitation. They declared the child dead a few moments later. The gender of the baby has not been disclosed.
The infant's death could have been easily avoided considering Arizona has a Safe Haven Law which allows unwitting parents to safely hand-off their children until they are up to three days old, no questions asked, ABC reported.