Baby found buried alive under pile of sticks in Montana mountains

Tuesday, July 10, 2018
5-month-old recovering after being buried alive
5-month-old recovering after being buried alive. Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News Mornings on July 10, 2018.

MONTANA -- Police are calling a 5-month-old "a miracle" after the baby was found buried under a pile of sticks in Montana.

Sheriff's deputies posted a photo of the infant holding on to the finger of a law enforcement rescuer.

According to investigators, a man was acting strangely on Sunday night and told deputies a baby left in his care was possibly buried somewhere in the mountains.

After six hours of searching, crews found the baby face down under some sticks.

The child survived temperatures in the 40s for nine hours.

Miraculously, the baby is in good condition.

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