St. Edward Student Saves Infant's Life
April 26, 2004
St. Edward High School senior Robert Parkinson made a startling discovery on Saturday after delivering flowers to a church in Fairview Park. As he was leaving, he pulled his van around back to turn around and noticed a bundle sitting by the back door of the church. "I didn't know what it was but I knew in my gut that I had better check it out." He discovered an abandoned infant who had been left out in the cold to die. "I had to act. I called 911 and they got the baby to the hospital."
According to Fairview Hospital the baby boy is in stable condition. Jim McCafferty, Director of Children's Services for Cuyahoga County said, "It was lucky Robert found the baby when he did or this story could have had a much different ending." The County will go to court today for emergency custody.