( CNN ) -- A St. Paul , Minnesota , hospital says it is working to identify the gap in its system that allowed a stillborn baby 's body to wind up at an off-site laundry service . `` This was a terrible mistake and we are deeply sorry , '' Chris Boese , chief nursing officer for Regions Hospital , said in a statement . `` We have processes in place that should have prevented this but did not . '' On Tuesday afternoon , an employee from Crothall Laundry in Red Wing , Minnesota , called police to report that a baby 's body had been found in items picked up from the hospital , a statement by Red Wing Police Chief Roger D. Pohlman said . Officers were told that the body fell out of a sheet being prepared for cleaning , the statement said . The male infant had a tag on his ankle and was wearing a diaper , Pohlman stated . Foul play is not suspected , he said . The baby was stillborn on April 4 , and his body was placed in the hospital morgue , Pohlman said . `` It is unknown how the baby ended up in the linens sent to Red Wing for cleaning . '' Hospital officials said Wednesday that they were `` reaching out to the ( baby 's ) family to notify them of their mistake , and to express deep apologies and offer support . ''
Police admits guilt in sending body to Minnesota . Minnesota hospital says it is deeply sorry . Foul play is not illegal , police say .