Unresponsive Baby Found Abandoned On Florida Beach
Unfortunately you read the headline right, “Unresponsive baby found abandoned on Florida beach.” The Florida beach the baby was found at was in Volusia county. Volusia county is about 3 hours from where I live in St. Petersburg.
Who abandoned the baby?
The mother, Shamika Mitchell was arrested by police and taken to the Volusia County jail. She was arrested on a felony charge of child neglect. Mitchell claims she had given the baby to his father at a convenience store but that turned out to be a lie.
It has now been determined that Mitchell did not meet up with the baby’s father. According to reports, she intentionally left the baby at the beach by himself. Mitchell left her other three kids in the car, walked off with the baby but did not return with the baby.
The unresponsive baby was found by 4 bystanders who were trying to warm him up. When the deputies got ahold of the baby , the baby was shivering and had an elevated pulse. As of Tuesday afternoon, the baby’s condition is unknown.
What happened to Mitchell’s Other Kids Who Were In The Car?
The department of Children and families took custody of the other three children that night. The kids were later handed over to their grandparents who traveled from Michigan to Florida to get them.
Mitchell is still locked up in the Volusia County Jail on a $50,000 bond.