‘Miracle Baby’ Survives Being Buried Alive In Montana Forest

Every baby is a miracle.

And this little miracle survived against all odds.

…wow.

First off, what a little FIGHTER! I am SO glad that baby is ok. He was FACE DOWN in a pile of debris… cold and wet and left for dead. I can’t even wrap my head around that.

You know what else I can’t wrap my head around? What kind of MONSTER does that to a baby. It makes me sick.

According to The Guardian:

A five-month-old baby has miraculously survived more than nine hours being buried under a pile of sticks and debris in the woods of western Montana, suffering only minor injuries despite wearing wet and soiled clothes in cold weather, authorities said Monday.

The baby boy is otherwise in good condition, authorities said.

Truly a miracle.

God bless that little babe.

Missoula county sheriff’s deputies were called about 8pm Saturday about a man threatening people in the Lolo Hot Springs area of the Lolo national forest.

Deputies apprehended the man, who indicated that a baby was buried somewhere in the woods.

WTF.

The sheriff’s office hastily put together a search crew of federal, state and local officials that combed the forest outside the hot springs for six hours before a deputy heard a baby’s cry at about 2.30am Sunday.

He found the baby facedown under the pile of sticks and debris, dressed only in a wet and soiled onesie in the 46F (8C) weather.

UGH. I just want to hold him.

“He suffered some minor scrapes and bruising but overall is in good health,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Brenda Bassett said in a statement Monday.

The baby was taken to a hospital. Custody of the child has been referred to the state division of child and family services. Spokesman Chuck Council declined to answer any questions about where the child will be placed or how the baby will be cared for, citing medical privacy.

I don’t know where this baby comes from or what he’s been put through… but I pray that he is taken into a safe and loving home.

Francis Crowley, 32, was being held on $50,000 bail on a charge of criminal endangerment. Additional charges will follow, the sheriff’s office said in a statement Sunday.

“For all of us at the sheriff’s office, this is what we call a miracle,” the statement said. “For the officers who were present for this event, it’s especially hard knowing what this small baby endured in the last 24 hours.”

The nature of Crowley’s relationship to the baby was not immediately clear. There was no information on whether Crowley had an attorney.

I truly hope that what happened to this baby is not an indication of his family life or environment and that he lives a happy and healthy childhood.

He certainly deserves a caring home…

As do all little miracles.