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Woman Found Baby Buried Alive - Reunites 20 Years Later
20 years ago, she saw two little feet sticking above the ground while she was out for a jog. This reunion is so special!
Cedric Jackson
05.21.18

One day, Anzita Whitaker was taking a walk with her dogs when something incredible happened. When she left the house that morning, she didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, but fate was about to work its magic and put Anzita in the right place at the right time.

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As she was walking down a path, her dog started to act funny and alerted her to something.

He took off toward it, and she followed. At first, she assumed that it was a rabbit or another small animal. But it was something a little more special and also a little more shocking. She explained:

“He went after something and I thought it was a dead animal or creature. Then, as I looked deeper in the dirt, I could see it was a child.”

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Anzita started to shovel away the dirt as fast as she could with her hands.

She added: “I screamed. There was a blue towel, and there was a baby in there.”

She picked up the baby and held him close to her. He had just been buried but was clearly in need of medical attention. He was cold and scared, but as soon as he felt the touch of a caring person, he started to calm down a little.

Anzita remembered:

“He grabbed my wrist and stopped crying. It was very emotional. What kind of sick human would do something like that? He still had his umbilical cord hanging from his stomach.”

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Anzita attempted to call 911 but didn’t have any luck.

She quickly waved down a passing motorist, who went to the police station while Anzita stayed with the baby and kept him warm and calm. She tried to clean him up and wanted him to know that he was safe with her.

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The baby survived and was eventually put up for adoption.

His parents, or whoever buried him, were never found. Mathew, as the baby was later named, grew up without knowing the story of his tragic beginning. Then one day, his godmother explained it all to him. Mathew said:

“I was in the car with my godmother and she was like, ‘Has anyone ever told you the true story of how you were found?’ And I was like, ‘No’ and she was like, ‘Legend has it …’ and then she told me the story and I was just in awe and then I went home and did research and then I started telling everyone because I felt so cool that I survived the impossible.”

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Anzita never saw Mathew after the day she rescued him, but she thought about him often over the years.

She did try to find him several times, but children’s services told her that since he had been adopted, she wouldn’t be able to see him. She said:

“It was the most frustrating experience. I was hoping that he would find me, the same way we found each other that day.”

The two were finally reunited 20 years later.

Anzita was thrilled to see how well Mathew was doing and how big and strong he had become. Mathew was also excited to see the woman who saved his life. He couldn’t explain his gratitude to her, but he didn’t have to. She knew that she was meant to find him that day.

Anzita told Mathew:

“You’re exactly what I’ve imagined. I guessed your size, everything. Thank you for coming into my life; you changed my life. I knew we were going to connect again.”

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The two had an emotional reunion and got caught up on things.

Of course, Anzita wanted to know everything about the young man’s life and was so happy to finally get to see him again. Nobody wants to think about what might have happened if Anzita hadn’t come along that day or if her dog hadn’t found the baby buried in the ground. These two now have each other to lean on and will have plenty of time to talk and get to know each other in the future.

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