(CNN) A baby girl was rescued from a storm drain in Durban, South Africa, after residents heard her crying and alerted emergency services.

A bystander had spotted the newborn after climbing down into the drain on Monday, Garrith Jamieson, head of Durban Rescue Care, said in a statement obtained by CNN.

Rescue services used a chisel and hammer to break into the drain, Jamieson said. The whole operation lasted nearly four hours.

After being located and extricated, the baby was flown to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital for urgent care.

Dramatic video from the scene showed the moment the baby was lifted to safety.

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