(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-24 15:21

BEIJING - A statue of the infant Jesus on display near Miami in Florida is being fitted with a Global Positioning System navigation device, according to US media reports on Sunday.

A statue of the infant Jesus. [File Photo]

The high-tech replacement was donated by a Cincinnati attorney who read the story that the original figurine was stolen in early December, said the reports.

"I don't anticipate this will ever happen again," said Dina Cellini, who oversees the display, "but we may need to rely on technology to save our savior."

The statues of Mary and Joseph were also expected to get GPS devices installed in them.

Moreover, a plexiglass screen was also planned to be set up around the nativity scene to help keep the statues from disappearing.