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Florida baby found abandoned in Fort Walton Beach
More than 600 people inquiry flood Fort Walton Beach after a newborn girl estimated 2 days old is found under a rowboat in a waterfront neighborhood. Nurses name her Mary Christmas. authorities discuss possible attempted homicide charges against the abandoner and adoption eligibility restrictions due to publicity.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla.t
Florida Panhandle
Robert Saxer
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Ray Wilson
Mary Christmas
Curtis Golden
Laxer
Okaloosa County