The little baby girl was saved by her voice when she cried inside a maize meal bag which was dumped on the railway line at Belfast on Thursday 16 November.

Security personnel were patrolling the railway line in Dalmanuta, Belfast when they heard a baby crying.

Police and paramedics were summoned to the scene where the child was stabilised and referred to the medical facility for further attention.

Police call upon anyone who might assist in locating the baby girl’s mother to please contact Detective Constable Tinyiko Khoza on 082 469 1918 or Crime Stop number 08600 10111, alternatively information can be sent via MYSAPSAPP.

All received information will be treated confidentially.

Years ago, a similar abandonment took place in Middelburg where a pedestrian heard catlike calls next to the railway line close to the Banquet Hall.

She was rescued and has since been adopted, currently residing in America with her adopted parents.

The infant was identified as Baby X, by the Middelburg Observer who was on the scene, to protect her identity.