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Newborn baby boy found alive after being tossed into a trash compactor that crushes garbage

Infant was found Friday at Mirabella Apartments in Everett, Washington
Jeff Meyers and his girlfriend Paula heard baby's cries near compactor
She jumped inside and dug through trash to find the baby boy
Infant was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive

Published: 15:28 GMT, 27 March 2016 | Updated: 18:48 GMT, 27 March 2016

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A newborn baby was rescued from a trash compactor in Washington state Friday night and is expected to survive.

The baby boy was rushed to the hospital after Jeff Meyers and his girlfriend, Paula, discovered him inside the compactor that crushes garbage for residents at the Mirabella Apartments in Everett.

Meyers explained to KOMO that they heard what sounded like a crying baby inside the huge trash compactor when they returned home.

'As she took some garbage and was throwing it in there, she said, sounds like a baby's crying in there,' he told KOMO.

The baby boy was rushed to the hospital after Jeff Meyers and his girlfriend Paula discovered him inside the compactor (above) that crushes garbage for residents at the Mirabella Apartments in Everett

Paula called 911 and then climbed into the compactor to search for the baby, as she is the maintenance supervisor at the apartment building.

'In a dress, she dove into the garbage compactor and began pulling out bags of garbage, trying to search for this thing,' Meyers told KOMO.

'Finally, I heard the saddest, crying scream from her saying, 'It's a real baby!

'I mean, thank God Paula didn't hit that button. I mean, had that baby not cried one second before she hit that button, we'd be out here for a much worse story.'

The baby was covered in blood and his umbilical cord was still attached, he said.