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A baby found dead at a Michigan music festival was born alive inside the porta-potty where it was found alongside the placenta and umbilical cord, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fluid found inside the baby\u2019s lungs and stomach showed it was breathing at birth Sunday inside the grim toilet at the Electric Forest four-day festival in Rothbury, sources told WoodTV of post-mortem results.<\/p>\n

Michigan State Police confirmed an autopsy has been completed, but said it was \u201cunable to confirm the results because we have not yet received the official autopsy report.\u201d<\/p>\n

The baby \u2014 a neonate, meaning younger than 28 days \u2014 was found by an employee of a restroom vending company carrying out maintenance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cause of death hasn\u2019t been released, but Lt. Pat Agema said Tuesday that the death isn\u2019t classified as a homicide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Cops haven\u2019t identified the baby\u2019s gender or its mom as the probe continues.<\/p>\n

Lew Langham, an ex-Michigan State Police detective, told Fox17 that the key will be reviewing videos and photos from the festival to try to find the mom.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese incidents are few and far between,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this particular case, you\u2019re just looking for someone who can help explain what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

The harrowing discovery was made on the last day of the festival, which attracts around 40,000 people.<\/p>\n

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With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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