Baby Goes Missing Under the Floorboardsby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 12 Nov 2008 11:33 AM In Portland, a little girl, aged 1 went missing in her grandparents home. The child's father had fallen asleep in a room along with his three children, a five-year-old, a three-year-old and a one-year-old. Around 5 a.m. the next morning, the father woke up to find that the baby was missing. After a quick search of the house, the police were called and the family feared the worse. Officers searched the house and grounds for the baby but couldn't find her. After more than two hours, one officer heard the baby cough, and it was discovered that the baby was under the floorboards of the house. At first, they couldn't figure out how she got there. The room was cleared of all of the furniture, and the floor was torn up to rescue the baby. She emerged completely unharmed, just a little dirty. The best explanation of how the baby got under the floor was that she might have fallen off of the bed and into a hole in the floor where she got stuck and then wiggled her way down. After the baby was rescued, the Department of Human Services was called. They found both the grandparents' and parents' homes unsuitable for children because the homes were too dirty, and the children were taken into custody. Wow this is an interesting story. On the one hand, you have to feel badly for the parents, but on the other hand the story has a happy ending in that the child was unhurt. What a tragedy it would have been if the baby had never been found. Hopefully, the family will get some help in creating a safe environment for the children. If you want to read the official story, check it out on the Fox 12 Oregon news website: http://www.kptv.com/news/17951905/detail.html Click here for more articles by Mary Ann Romans. Should You Worry About Infant Abductions? Link Between Second-Hand Smoke and Allergies
Just look to the right of this blog and find the subscription center (it looks just like this picture, although you'll have to find the "real" one just above the category listing ). Click on "Subscribe via Email". You'll be instantly subscribed and the email address that you registered at Families.com with will receive an instant notification whenever we post a new Baby Blog! Don't miss a thing - subscribe now! Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantbaby tags User Comments  ruthann8 (6378) 12 Nov 2008 11:45 AMShe probably did at first but was either ignored or the dad slept though it. After awhile she probably got too tired and just stopped. And sometimes the body does weird things to conserve energy and stay alive. jonesx6 (1606) 12 Nov 2008 12:46 PMAmazing story. I've not heard of this before. Laura Community Tags baby, baby proofing, baby found under floorboards, missing baby Discuss this article
|
Baby categories |
Are you subscribed to the Families.com Baby Blog? With the click of a button, you can receive an email notification anytime a new blog is posted in the Families.com Baby Blog!
