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LEWIS CENTER, Ohio Paramedics believe a newborn boy who was found abandoned in a grassy area near a supermarket on Tuesday was discovered not long after his birth.
A woman was passing a Meijer store, located along U.S. Route 23, at about 1:30 p.m. and saw the naked boy lying in grass about six feet from the road, 10TV's Maureen Kocot reported.
The driver called 911 and firefighters from Orange Township responded.
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"I just found a newborn baby on the side, like in the grass, when I was driving to work and I don't know what to do," the woman told the 911 dispatcher.
"Can you tell approximately how old the child is?" the dispatcher asked.
"I have no idea. Small, not scary small, but new," the woman said.
Investigators said they believed the infant was no more than a few hours old, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.
"The baby had no clothing, wasn't wrapped in anything and still had the umbilical cord attached," said Delaware County Sheriff Walter Davis.
Paramedics speculated that the infant may not have survived lying there for another hour, Kocot reported.
The child was found just 100 yards from a day care center.
Despite being exposed to the heat of the midday sun, paramedic Micah Scott said the baby was doing surprisingly well, McEntyre reported.
"He was doing a little bit of crying, but he was calm and moving his arms and legs," Scott said. "He had good color."
The infant was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. Authorities said the boy was expected to make a full recovery.
Investigators said they were checking nearby businesses to see if surveillance video could lead to whoever abandoned the child.
They also said they were searching for a white car that was apparently seen in the area. No make or model was available.
"Right now it's too early to jump ahead of ourselves," Davis said. "We need to find out who the parents are (and) how the baby got out here. There's no tip that's too small. Feel free to contact us immediately and we'll follow up on every call that we get."
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