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Search launched after baby report Police say baby claim may be hoax
(about 1 hour later)
Reports that a baby has been abandoned in a County Down seaside town are being investigated by police. Police believe that a report of a baby being abandoned in a County Down seaside town was a hoax.
A search began following a call from a young woman to a local charity saying she had left her baby on the coastline near the Pickie Park in Bangor.A search began following a call from a young woman to a local charity saying she had left her baby on the coastline near the Pickie Park in Bangor.
A Coastguard helicopter is assisting the police operation which began about 03.40 BST. A Coastguard helicopter assisted the police operation which began about 0340 BST.
Police have appealed for the young woman who made the call to get in touch with them. However, police said the search was ended after initial inquiries suggested the report was a hoax.