<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A community in the NSW Riverina is grappling with grief and mounting questions after a newborn baby was found dead at a riverside campsite.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were called to Cadell Place in Wagga Wagga on Saturday afternoon, where police found a 37-year-old woman and two infants. One of the babies had died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman and the surviving infant were treated at the scene before being taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-woman-marion-barter-million-dollar-reward-for-nsw-cold-case/5b242574-36c1-4435-96a9-cb09e76eec0e" rel="" target="" title="Police offer $1 milllion reward in 1997 school teacher cold case"><strong><span>Police offer $1 milllion reward in 1997 school teacher cold case</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say there are no suspicious circumstances. It's understood the site, which runs along the Murrumbidgee River, houses rough sleepers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For Wagga Wagga City Councillor Richard Foley, the tragedy is the inevitable result of a regional housing crisis that has been allowed to spiral out of control.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A pregnant woman should never have been sleeping in a tent on a riverbank in 2026… We have known for years that homelessness in Wagga Wagga has been escalating at an alarming rate," he told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/baby-found-dead-wagga-wagga-riverside-campsite-council-riverina-death/6932e1d1-16d2-4e3d-959a-c229613a1ae5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's calling for an urgent review of what services had contact with the family and why safe accommodation was not secured, alongside immediate coordination between council, state and federal authorities.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a broader level, Foley said more transitional housing and properly funded support services were needed on the ground, adding that councils alone could not address the scale of the issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Housing and Homelessness Minister Rose Jackson described the death as "beyond comprehension" and confirmed a full investigation into the family's circumstances had been requested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is truly heartbreaking news," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The death of any member of our homelessness community is tragic, but the death of a newborn baby is beyond comprehension."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jackson said Homes NSW had been in contact with the family over a number of years and that discussions were underway with local representatives about what further action could be taken.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She pointed to the state's housing-first policy, including funding for new homes and expanded homelessness services, while acknowledging incidents like this underscored the scale of the challenge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>