Deputies with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a newborn baby boy was found dead Thursday afternoon beside the railroad tracks between 9th Avenue Aleo and South Street in East Rockingham, according to a news release.
It said, "Our Investigators have conducted numerous interviews and have run down and continue to run down every lead we receive."
Officials added the scene was processed, and the newborn body has been sent to the Chief Medical Examiners' Office in Raleigh to help identify and determine any information about the baby.
Investigators believe from their initial investigation and examination of the scene and the body, the release said, that the newborn was possibly at or very close to a full term.
Investigators said, "These are some details we are hoping the Medical Examiner can provide us today."
The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to call Richmond County 911, Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 910-997-5454 or the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at 910-895-3232.