Police deploy divers and dog in search for mother and baby after evidence of birth found on Sydney riverbank
Officers urge woman to go to hospital to receive care for herself and her childFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.Emergency services were called to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon after a resident walking his dog found what police believe to be a placenta and umbilical cord. Police said tests on the organs had revealed them to be human.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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Police have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.
Emergency services were called to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon after a resident walking his dog found what police believe to be a placenta and umbilical cord. Police said tests on the organs had revealed them to be human.
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