NEWSPAPER CARRIER FINDS NEWBORN ON SIDE OF ROAD

Fresno, Calif. — Aurelio Fuentes Jr. said it was an “awful, chilling, moment,” early Monday when he came upon a newborn baby in the middle of a dark Madera County roadway as he was delivering copies of The Fresno Bee in the Madera Ranchos area.

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of the girl, who was found with an umbilical cord still attached. The baby was rushed to Valley Children’s Hospital shortly after 4 a.m.

Authorities are still trying to identify the suspect. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, she was described by witnesses as Hispanic, possibly in her early 20s. She left the scene in a small white SUV of unknown make or model, the sheriff’s office said.