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NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Broward Countys sheriff said Friday he hopes that the people who threw a newborn boy out of a moving car are feeling remorse and will come forward.<br /><br />Investigators are trying to identify the couple who threw the boy, believed to be less than an hour old, out of the vehicle alongside a busy street Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Ken Jenne said. The car then sped away.<br /><br />The 8-pound, 2-ounce boy, whose umbilical cord was still attached, survived with minor injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition Friday.<br /><br />I would hope nature would take its course and they would feel the guilt of having abandoned this child, putting it at risk, and will come forward, Jenne told NBCs Today show.<br /><br />A woman stopped and found the baby inside a small plastic bag. She scooped him up and took him to a nearby sheriffs office, and he was transferred to Broward General Medical Center.<br /><br />The good Samaritan, who originally thought the couple had thrown a puppy out the window, was very distraught, very upset, Jenne said. The womans name was not released.<br /><br />Investigators are searching for a white, older-model large sedan that witnesses observed leaving the scene. The babys rescuer told investigators she observed a man and woman arguing inside the vehicle. But she saw only the back of their heads, Jenne said, and could not provide a good description.<br /><br />North Lauderdale is about 15 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.
