'It would fill a hole in my heart': Emotional appeal by a girl abandoned in a toilet block 17 years ago for her mother to come forward
- A newborn baby was left in a toilet block in Swan Hill in Victoria's north
- The child was abandoned just hours after she was born on April 9, 1998
- She was dubbed Sophie by media and she is searching for her birth mother
- Sophie now lives with her adopted family who she says she is happy with
A baby who was left abandoned 17 years ago in a public toilet block is searching for her birth mother.
The newborn, who was just hours old at the time, was found in a Swan Hill park - north of Melbourne in rural Victoria - in 1998.
Dubbed by media outlets at the time as 'Sophie', her discovery sparked a widespread search across the country for her parents.
Scroll down for video
Baby 'Sophie' was found 17 years ago in a Swan Hill park - in Victoria's north - but now she is searching for her birth mother
The child, who is now 17 years old, has appealed for her biological mother to come forward in an emotional interview on Channel Nine's A Current Affair.
Sophie told the program she was desperate to meet her birth mother and forgive her for what happened.
Share this article
'It would fill that hole in my heart. It would make me so happy,' she said.
Sophie's date of birth is thought to be April 9, 1998.
The discovery of the teenager as a newborn sparked a nationwide search for her birth parents
She was dubbed 'Baby Sophie' by the media at the time and was born on April 9, 1998
On an adoption reunion site, the 17-year-old revealed she was living with her new parents.
'I am happy in a family but I need to know about my birth and who gave birth to me,' Sophie wrote.
In the months after she was found, The Age reported Sophie was born three weeks premature.
She was discovered with pink clothes on, and was described as having a head of flaxen hair and blue eyes.
At the time, Sophie was taken in by Victoria's Department of Human Services who put her into foster care.
To see more of Sophie's story, watch Monday night's A Current Affair from 7pm on Channel Nine.
Sophie was found with pink clothes on and had a head of flaxen hair. She was reportedly three weeks premature
Most watched News videos
- Shocking moment woman is abducted by man in Oregon
- All the moments King's Guard horses haven't kept their composure
- Wills' rockstar reception! Prince of Wales greeted with huge cheers
- Moment escaped Household Cavalry horses rampage through London
- Terrorism suspect admits murder motivated by Gaza conflict
- Russia: Nuclear weapons in Poland would become targets in wider war
- Sweet moment Wills meets baby Harry during visit to skills centre
- Shocking moment pandas attack zookeeper in front of onlookers
- Shadow Transport Secretary: Labour 'can't promise' lower train fares
- Prison Break fail! Moment prisoners escape prison and are arrested
- Ammanford school 'stabbing': Police and ambulance on scene
- New AI-based Putin biopic shows the president soiling his nappy
