Mom of abducted 16-hour-old baby thanks social media for helping find infant

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – The mother of a 16-hour-old infant abducted from a Quebec hospital says she’s grateful to all the people who helped bring her baby back safe and sound.

Police issued an Amber Alert on Monday night after the newborn was allegedly snatched from the mother’s hospital room in Trois-Rivieres by a woman wearing scrubs and posing as a nurse.

A group of locals who recognized the suspect in a security-camera photo released on social media have been credited with helping police apprehend the woman and recover the baby three hours later.

Melissa McMahon posted a message today on her Facebook page, thanking hospital staff, police, the media and the public for helping find her daughter Victoria.

McMahon says she wouldn’t have Victoria in her arms today without the help of the thousands of people who rapidly shared the Amber Alert and the photo of the suspect on social media.

She says she felt powerless while her baby was missing and that terrible scenarios rolled through her head.