Ivic has been in Milwaukee for 12 years – and an employee of MCTS for five years. When asked about what happened Ivic herself, who is originally from Serbia, told reporters, “If I find myself in same situation, I will of course help, always.” “I don’t take that kind of compassion for granted. Abele called her actions “humanity at its best.” On Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and MCTS officials honored Ivic. Milwaukee police told WITI no charges were filed in the case. When he saw the police gathered near his home, and noticed his daughter was not there, he ran outside.Īuthorities eventually reunited the baby girl with her father. He said he believes his wife, who he says has a mental illness, took the baby to the church just across the freeway and forgot about her. WITI spoke with Hasan Ali Abdul Kasim, the baby’s father. “I couldn’t believe that somebody left the child on the street,” Ivic said.

Ivic then called authorities and the child fell asleep in her arms as they arrived on the scene. “Oh my God, I was so upset,” she told KTLA sister station WITI in Milwaukee.

Ivic stopped her bus, ran across the street, and picked up the little girl. The child was barefoot – and wearing just a onesie and diaper.

22, bus driver Irena Ivic spotted the toddler wandering alone on a freeway overpass near 4th and Mitchell in frigid tempatures. Milwaukee County Transit System officials say just before 8 a.m. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Ī Milwaukee bus driver is being hailed for rescuing a baby girl found wandering alone one the streets of Milwaukee’s south side – and the entire episode was captured on camera. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.

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