Police are searching for a mother and newborn baby after the discovery she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.
Emergency services were called to Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s southwest on Monday afternoon after a resident walking his dog found what he believed to be a placenta and umbilical cord.
Police say tests on the organs revealed them to be human.
Serious concerns are held for the welfare of the child and mother and detectives have established a crime scene, and launched an investigation into the incident.
Police are urging the mother to attend her nearest hospital to receive urgent care.