Summary

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December 22, 2018
Milwaukee County Transit System

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Irena Ivic
Bus driver who rescued toddler

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A MILWAUKEE BUS DRIVER HAILED AS A HERO FOR SAVING A TODDLER IS SPEAKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
IT WAS JUST DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND IRENA IVIC WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS WHEN SHE SPOTTED THE CHILD WANDERING ALONE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
SHE JUMPED OUT OF HER BUS AND STOPPED TRAFFIC SO SHE COULD SCOOP UP THE BAREFOOT TODDLER
IVIC THEN BROUGHT THE LITTLE GIRL BACK TO HER BUS AND CALLED FOR HELP
WHILE THEY WAITED, A PASSENGER WRAPPED A COAT AROUND THE CHILD TO HELP KEEP HER WARM
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Baby was scared and cried and the outside you know was so cold And I was only scared to not run away [unintelligible] And I'm in the moment - when I crossed the streets I tried and I did that to grab a child to not go on the highway and after that I come back you saw that in my bus and I was so upset I don't know - you cannot see on the video I cried and I forgot to take my jacket but one good woman and I want to tell now, thank you She gave her jacket and after that everything was okay
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THE CHILD HAS SINCE BEEN REUNITED WITH HER FATHER
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE BABY WENT MISSING AFTER HER MOTHER HAD A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
ACCORDING TO THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM, THIS IS THE NINTH CHILD ITS DRIVERS HAVE FOUND ALONE IN RECENT YEARS
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WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE TODDLER RESCUE IRENA IVIC