A bay born on Christmas Day in the freezing cold, and abandoned by its mother, miraculously survived. 

A woman, identified as the adopted daughter of Dennis Eckersley, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and a Basketball Hall of Fame member, gave birth in a tent in a wooded area in New Hampshire.  

She then left her newborn baby to die in the cold. 

The mother, 26-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, was arrested by police after they found her newborn freezing alone, naked, in a dark tent on Sunday night.

Eckersley was arraigned in a Hillsboro court on Tuesday and charged her with endangering a child, reckless conduct, second-degree assault, and lying to police.

The Manchester Fire Department received calls about an emergency in the woods at around 12:30 am on Monday morning. They responded and found Eckersley after she had given birth.

Emergency workers searched for the newborn for about an hour after receiving erroneous information from Eckersley. According to the Manchester Fire Chief, Ryan Cashin, they were unable to locate the baby and time was running out.

Manchester Fire Department’s Deputy Chief David Flurey said that after the police searched for an hour, Eckersley finally told them where the child was.

According to Fire Chief Cashin, when officers arrived at the scene, Eckersley lied to them about the baby’s location, telling them that she couldn’t remember where she left the baby. Officers searched in several places before Eckersley finally told them that she had left the baby in a tent she was living in.

Officers found the newborn naked on the tent floor at Electric Street near the Piscataquog River. The baby was struggling to breathe and rescuers transported the child to a nearby hospital.

Officers said that when they rescued the baby, temperatures were about 18 degrees and had been about six degrees. Miraculously, the child served the frigid temperatures. 

According to an affidavit, Eckersley told paramedics that she did not know she was pregnant when she gave birth late Christmas night.

When asked why she abandoned her baby, Eckersley said that when a plane goes down, you save yourself first. Police also said that she appeared to be on drugs.

The New Hampshire Fire Department announced that a baby up to a week old can be left at the fire station anonymously – allowing new mothers an alternative when they are desperate and don’t know what to do.v

A bay born on Christmas Day in the freezing cold, and abandoned by its mother, miraculously survived. 

A woman, identified as the adopted daughter of Dennis Eckersley, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and a Basketball Hall of Fame member, gave birth in a tent in a wooded area in New Hampshire.  

She then left her newborn baby to die in the cold. 

The mother, 26-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, was arrested by police after they found her newborn freezing alone, naked, in a dark tent on Sunday night.

Eckersley was arraigned in a Hillsboro court on Tuesday and charged her with endangering a child, reckless conduct, second-degree assault, and lying to police.

The Manchester Fire Department received calls about an emergency in the woods at around 12:30 am on Monday morning. They responded and found Eckersley after she had given birth.

Emergency workers searched for the newborn for about an hour after receiving erroneous information from Eckersley. According to the Manchester Fire Chief, Ryan Cashin, they were unable to locate the baby and time was running out.

Manchester Fire Department’s Deputy Chief David Flurey said that after the police searched for an hour, Eckersley finally told them where the child was.

According to Fire Chief Cashin, when officers arrived at the scene, Eckersley lied to them about the baby’s location, telling them that she couldn’t remember where she left the baby. Officers searched in several places before Eckersley finally told them that she had left the baby in a tent she was living in.

Officers found the newborn naked on the tent floor at Electric Street near the Piscataquog River. The baby was struggling to breathe and rescuers transported the child to a nearby hospital.

Officers said that when they rescued the baby, temperatures were about 18 degrees and had been about six degrees. Miraculously, the child served the frigid temperatures. 

According to an affidavit, Eckersley told paramedics that she did not know she was pregnant when she gave birth late Christmas night.

When asked why she abandoned her baby, Eckersley said that when a plane goes down, you save yourself first. Police also said that she appeared to be on drugs.

The New Hampshire Fire Department announced that a baby up to a week old can be left at the fire station anonymously – allowing new mothers an alternative when they are desperate and don’t know what to do.