Police are searching for the mother of a newborn child who was found covered with just a blanket in near-freezing temperatures in the middle of a California road. Authorities say the baby was found on a rural Central California road on Monday morning by a newspaper carrier on his route. The baby girl was taken to a nearby hospital and is said to be in good condition. The child, according to local reports, was likely just hours old and still had her umbilical cord attached. The sheriff’s department for Madera County told local media that, while they have yet to find the mother, they have some clues as to how they might find her. Before the baby was found, for instance, they say a woman driving a white SUV approached a man at around 4.30am and asked him to take her baby. The man refused to take the baby, and told her that she should take the child to the hospital. “He was approached by a female driving a white, smaller SUV. This female got out of her car, asked the man if he could help her and asked him to take her child,” Madera County Undersheriff Tyson Pogue said during a press conference on Monday. He continued: ”The man directed her to the fire station and the Valley Children's Hospital down the street and suggested she take the baby there.“ World news in pictures Show all 50 1 /50 World news in pictures World news in pictures 30 September 2020 Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 29 September 2020 A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip AFP via Getty World news in pictures 28 September 2020 A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. 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The baby girl, named Roman by hospital staff after the road she was found on, was discovered in Newham late on Thursday night and taken to hospital. 3 Police released an image of the newborn baby being cared for at a hospital in East London last night after it was found abandoned in a park amid freezing temperatures Credit: Metropolitan Police 3 Police tape is left attached to railings in the park in Newham, where the baby was found in freezing conditions The little girl was just 30 minutes old. The Metropolitan Police said Roman was wrapped in a white towel which was put in the shopping bag and then placed on the ground next to a bench in the small children's play park. No attempt had been made to hide her, they added. A local also recounted how it was "snowing really heavily" as police rushed to the scene. The 42-year-old mum, who lives opposite the playground, said: "I saw the ambulance and police arrive and paramedics running and holding a baby wrapped in a towel. "At first I thought it was a stabbing and I was terrified. I was the only one in the house with my baby." It’s amazing the baby survived. It was well below freezing and there was a layer of snow on the ground Micky Hines She added: "It was freezing. It was snowing really heavily. "It is really upsetting. She didn't have to leave the baby in the snow and cold, she could have left her on my doorstep and rang the bell." A 72-year-old grandmother added: "My neighbour thinks the poor woman might have given birth there. "I really feel for her. She must have been so distressed and she did the best she could. "She will have known the playground gets busy and someone will have found her." Georgina Player, 26, who lives around the corner from the play area in East Ham said: "The police came knocking at midnight to tell us what happened. "They said she was only 30-minutes-old when she was found - she even still had her umbilical cord. "She's at Newham Hospital and I'm going to go there this afternoon to drop some things off for her - babygrows, milk, anything. I feel so bad for the little thing." COLD AND ALONE Baby girl found dumped in Sainsbury’s bag in 1C park at just 30 MINUTES old, ‘saved herself with desperate screams’, says Gran who found her Other neighbours spoke of their shock, with Micky and Mandy Hines, who live opposite the scene, saying they saw a woman running to help the abandoned baby shortly before police and paramedics arrived. Mandy, 55, said: “She was running towards the park with blankets towards a man who was holding the baby. “She threw the blankets at him and they wrapped up the baby as quick as they could. Micky, 58, added: "It’s not very well lit at all so it’s remarkable the baby was found. "It’s amazing the baby survived. It was well below freezing and there was a layer of snow on the ground." Police confirmed that the baby girl is recovering in an east London hospital and her condition is now stable. Officers have since released a desperate appeal for information, saying they were "increasingly concerned" for the mother's welfare. Do you know what happened? Contact The Sun Online at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502 Appealing directly to the mother, Inspector Shane Clarke of the North East Command Unit said: "I urge you to make contact either with police, your local hospital or GP surgery. "It is really important that we know that you are safe. "I would also urge anyone who has information that could help us to reunite this baby with her mother to come forward." Cops later released an image of the infant in hospital. The Met said it was called to reports of an abandoned baby at a park area close to Roman Road and Saxon Road at around 10.15pm. Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and the baby was taken to a hospital in East London where she is being cared for. MOST READ IN NEWS 'GOBSMACKED' Queen 'gave Harry OK for Oprah series after misleading pitch about soldiers' ROD LIDDLE Ousting right-on National Trust boss is a victory against wokery DRUMMER DEAD School Of Rock star dies at 32 after being hit by car as Jack Black mourns HOUSE ABOUT IT You won't believe what this ordinary London home looks like on the inside Exclusive TOM'S LEGACY Captain Tom Moore — who raised £39m for charity — left family £73k in will JABS HOPE Scientists 'crack cause of blood clots linked to Covid jabs & know how to fix it' Snow began falling across London yesterday evening as the UK experiences the coldest temperatures since 2012. The public has been warned to take care in the sub-zero temperatures. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of the mother was asked to call police on 101 quoting reference CAD7825/31JAN or Tweet @MetCC. 3 Mum who ‘left baby son to die of rash in maggot-infested nappy’ sobs at photos of him We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>(CNN) — Metropolitan Police From Met Police: Police are appealing for the mother of a newborn baby found in Newham to come forward so that she can receive medical care and support. Police were called at approximately 22:15hrs on Thursday, 31 January to a park area close to Roman Road/Saxon Road, E6 to reports of an abandoned baby. Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and the infant, a baby girl, was taken to an east London hospital where she is being cared for. Police in London have issued an appeal to find the mother of a newborn baby abandoned in a park in freezing conditions. The baby girl was left in a park in Newham, east London, on Thursday, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police, on a night when temperatures hovered around zero Celsius. Officers were called at around 10:15 p.m., reads the statement, and the baby girl was taken to an east London hospital. She remains in hospital in a stable condition, according to police. Officers have issued an appeal to the baby’s mother, whom they believe may be in need of urgent medical attention, to contact police or the ambulance service. “We are growing increasingly concerned for your welfare and I urge you to make contact either with police, your local hospital or GP surgery,” Inspector Shane Clarke of North East Command Unit said in the statement. “It is really important that we know that you are safe.” Police have encouraged anyone who may know where the mother of the child is to contact them. “I would also urge anyone who has information that could help us to reunite this baby with her mother to come forward,” said Clarke. The national weather service, the Met Office, issued warnings of snow and ice in London and south-east England around the same time as the baby was discovered.<doc-sep>
A mother and son have told how they found a newborn baby girl abandoned in an east London park, after hearing her 'crying for her life' from inside a plastic bag. The tiny infant - said to be less than an hour old - was left next to a bench in Newham shortly after 10pm, when temperatures were sub-zero. Nurses are calling the youngster 'Roman', because she was found on Roman Road, reportedly wrapped in a towel and placed inside a Sainsbury's bag. She was quickly rushed to hospital where she is recovering from her ordeal, and police are now appealing for help in tracking down the mother. The newborn was found by Rima Zvaliauskiene, 50, and her son Ovidijus, 27, just 100 yards from their home while walking their dog. The Lithuanian grandmother said: 'There was a crying noise from the bag. She was crying for her life. The baby saved herself'. This newborn baby girl was found in a bag, wrapped in a towel, in a park in London last night, on what was one of the coldest nights of the winter Rima Zvaliauskiene, 50, and her son Ovidijus Zvaliaskiene, 27, who found the abandoned baby last night in a park She added, in an interview with Sun Online: 'At first I thought it was an animal'. Her son added: 'She looked a bit purple. She very cold to the touch. Her forehead and ears looked like they were a bit frosty, she was cold. 'We feel great that we helped save the baby’s life. I’m glad we were there or the baby might not have survived too much longer'. Local resident Georgina Player, 26, who lives around the corner from the play area in East Ham, said: 'The police came knocking at midnight to tell us what happened. 'They said she was only 30-minutes-old when she was found - she even still had her umbilical cord. 'She's at Newham Hospital and I'm going to go there this afternoon to drop some things off for her - babygrows, milk, anything. I feel so bad for the little thing. 'She was left in a towel and plastic bag on the ground, next to the bench - not even on it. 'The police had sniffer dogs trying to find a blood trial but they couldn't, which makes me ask how she left in that state. 'Although it was dark, a lot of people pass through here. You have to walk past to get to the buses. 'I wish she knocked on the door for help but I think she knew someone would find the baby.' The Met said officers are growing 'increasingly concerned' for the mother's welfare and appealed for her to contact police, her local hospital or GP surgery. Pictured: the location where the newborn was found The little girl, who is being called 'Roman' by nurses, was found next to this bench last night The Met Police said officers are growing 'increasingly concerned' for the mother's welfare and appealed for her to contact police, her local hospital or GP surgery. In a direct appeal to the child's mother, Inspector Shane Clarke of North East Command Unit, said: 'We are growing increasingly concerned for your welfare and I urge you to make contact either with police, your local hospital or GP surgery. It is really important that we know that you are safe. 'I would also urge anyone who has information that could help us to reunite this baby with her mother to come forward.' Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of the mother is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference CAD7825/31JAN or Tweet @MetCC. Heavy snowfall hit much of southern England and and Wales on Thursday night, leaving people trapped in cars as temperatures plummeted to just 1C (34F) in east London at the time the baby way found.