The incident was reported to Nassau County Police on Saturday, April 11 at around 4:50 a.m.
According to detectives, the 38-year-old man and his dog were in Bayville near Ferry Beach in the vicinity of Sound Beach Avenue and Bayville Avenue.
Second Precinct Police and a Nassau County Police Medic responded and pronounced the newborn dead.
The investigation is continuing.
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