Police in the US have released a bodycam video showing the rescue of an abandoned newborn baby, found in a plastic carrier bag.

The girl - who officers have named India - was discovered in woods near Atlanta on June the 6th.

In the footage  released by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, a man can be seen kneeling in grass next to the infant, telling emergency responders that he heard the baby crying from his home.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office says the baby is "thriving" in the care of the state children's services department.