Baby Rescued From Sewage Pipe In China: Infant Boy Still Had Placenta Intact [VIDEO]

A baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in China. The newborn became lodged in the public squat toilet system of the apartment building where he was found in the sewage pipe. Watch the video of the infant's incredible rescue below.

Residents heard the infant baby's cries, and firefighters were called to the scene. They cut into the sewage pipe and saw a tiny foot. They then removed the section of the pipe that contained the infant and rushed it to the hospital, where the metal pipe was then cautiously cut away bit by bit and the baby carefully removed.

When he was trapped in the pipe, the baby was about two days old. He spent at least two hours there. His placenta was still attached and he weighed about five pounds (2.3 kg). The boy was on the fourth floor, so authorities cut into the third-floor ceiling to remove him from the sewage pipe.

"Firefighters and doctors spent nearly an hour taking the tube apart piece by piece with pliers and saws and finally recovered the newborn, whose placenta was still attached," the AFP said.

Authorities are currently investigating the incident as an attempted homicide, but they have not found the baby's parents. The building's landlord told a local news station that the child's birth was unlikely to have taken place in the toilet room, because there was no blood and she wasn't aware of any recent pregnancies among her tenants.

The boy is reportedly in stable condition, but with severe bruising and some minor cuts. Thus far, he is named Baby No. 59, from the hospital incubator.

A video of the rescue was aired on Chinese news programs. [WATCH BELOW] News of his rescue prompted an outpouring of support and anger towards the parents. It also resulted in aid from concerned citizens.