HOUSTON, TX — A newborn baby girl who was found abandoned in a grassy field near a north Houston apartment complex is receiving medical treatment at an area hospital.

Police were called to the The Bridges of Cypress Creek at Red Oak Drive and Interstate 45 at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of a baby found in the field. (Want to get daily updates about traffic news and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Houston Patch morning newsletter.)

A witness told police he heard the baby crying, and at first thought it was a toy, but when he went to investigate and realized the baby was alive he called police, KHOU reported.