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Cross-country drive on 2 gallons of gas
AMMARNAS, Sweden, April 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish couple said they nearly ran over a 6-month-old baby while snowmobiling in the north of the country.
Christian Karlsson, 19, and Nathalie Kyrk, 17, said they stopped the snowmobile Tuesday on a trail near Ammarnas to investigate the object on the trail ahead, Swedish news agency TT reported Wednesday.
"At first we didn't realize what it was lying there. We thought it was a doll. It was sleeping and murmured a little when we picked it up, but then it fell asleep again," Karlsson said.
The couple said they soon encounter two men on skis pulling sleds, one containing two children and the other empty.
"We drove up to them and asked if it was their child. One of the men confirmed that it was his and then added: 'I thought it had gone a bit quiet back here,'" Karlsson said.
The pair said they were shocked by the man's response to losing the baby on the trail.
"If we had been traveling at a slightly higher speed we would have driven straight over the child," Kyrk said.
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