Her passengers were equally in shock, but it was Irena Ivic who overcame her fear and bravely rescued the child from the dangers of both the cold and the street. Ivic described herself as "shaking" during the incident, her fear for the child manifesting itself physically as she tried to save him. Emergency services reunited the boy with his father. They determined that the child's mother had left him outside without proper supervision or clothing and he had gotten away from her. The Transit management obviously sees the benefits of having workers who are not only employed in the community but also willing to act to make things better within it.Įmergency services arrived to find a safe, sleeping child in Ivic's lap and were able to take charge of the situation from there. The child was reunited with the father.According to the Milwaukee County Transit System, this was the eighth time one of their workers had saved a child.
The child Ivic rescued in December was not homeless the Milwaukee Police Department says the toddler was taken outside by the mother who may have been suffering from a mental health crisis at the time.
There are also social media pages you can follow or use the #BeLikeIrena. The family hopes to raise $50,000 for the organizations. The Center for Youth Integration operates shelters for homeless children in Serbia, where Irena was born. Covenant House provides housing and services to homeless youth in the U.S. The family started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for two non-profit organizations: Covenant House and the Center for Youth Integration. Heroes could be just regular people next door, like Irena.” They do not necessarily look like movie stars or speak English perfectly. In a statement, the family say, “We hope people will recognize that heroes are among us. Her family has started the "Be Like Irena" Initiative to encourage more people to be everyday heroes. That's the message from the family of Irena Ivic, the Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver who rescued an abandoned baby from a freeway overpass in December.
Not all heroes wear capes- some of them drive county busses.
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