A dead newborn baby was found in a garbage can outside a dormitory on a Florida college campus Sunday night, according to police in Tampa.

Just before 7 p.m. Sunday, police were called to McKay Hall at the University of Tampa after someone reported finding the dead baby, wrapped in a towel inside the trash can.

McKay Hall is a residential hall which accommodates about 160 first-year students, according to the university.

Tampa police said the body was taken to a medical examiner’s office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and the baby’s developmental stage at time of death.

Police were also able to locate the child’s mother, who was transported to a local hospital. Her name has not been released.

“The loss of a child is always a tragedy,” said Tampa police chief Lee Bercaw. “As our department actively investigates this incident, we want all expectant mothers to know there are resources available.”

Florida has what’s known as a Safe Haven Law, which allows parents of unharmed newborns to anonymously surrender a child no more than seven days old to any fire station, EMS station, paramedics, firefighters or hospital staffed by full-time emergency medical technicians, no questions asked.

The university has not commented on the situation, but Fox 13 in Tampa reported students received a campus-wide text message warning of the investigation and to avoid the area near McKay Hall.