BANGKOK: A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn which was buried alive.

The baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his 15-year-old mother to hide her pregnancy from her parents.

The dog was barking and digging in a field in Ban Nong Kham village. Its owner says he then noticed a baby’s leg sticking out of the earth.

Locals rushed the baby to the hospital where doctors cleaned him up and declared he was healthy.

(Agencies)