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CNN: A bus driver rescued a barefoot toddler wandering in the freezing cold.

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Milwaukee Bucks honor Irena at game on January 15th.Watch press conference with Irena and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.Thank you, Irena and all members of the MCTS team, for your compassion, commitment to the community, and MCTS Excellence. This is the ninth lost or missing child found by MCTS Drivers in recent years. Irena says she’s just grateful that she was able to help. Authorities eventually reunited the baby with her father. Police say the girl had been left outside by her mother who may have been suffering from a mental health crisis. Besides being cold and scared, the baby was unharmed. Irena comforted the terrified youngster, who soon fell asleep in her loving arms.įirefighters, police officers, and transit security officers arrived at the scene a short time later. The child was cold to the touch after spending time outside in the freezing temperatures.

Irena stopped her bus, ran across the busy street, picked up the crying child, and carried her to safety.Īs Irena called for help, a passenger gave up her coat to help keep the baby warm. The girl, who appeared to be less than one-year-old, was barefoot and wearing just a onesie and diaper. on December 22nd, 2018, when MCTS Driver Irena Ivic saw something shocking in front of her bus.Ī lost baby was wandering alone on a freeway overpass near 4th and Mitchell in Milwaukee.

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