‘Thank you for being my hero’: 5-year-old girl reunites with New York bus driver who saved her from wandering the city alone

Not all heroes wear capes; some wear MTA uniforms. This week, a five-year-old girl was reunited with the bus driver in New York who saved her from wandering the streets alone.

On September 11, bus operator Luis Jimenez, 60, found Adaline “Addy” Gonzalez walking alone in Harlem as he finished his morning shift. This morning, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reportedly responded to a 911 call a couple of missing child in the Harlem neighborhood. While officers began searching the area, Jimenez says he spotted the unattended child and observed him for a couple of block before telling one in all his passengers to call 911. By stopping the bus and contacting his dispatcher, the bus driver was in a position to put Addy on the road. by bus until the police arrive.

The officers managed to trace down and stop the bus carrying the missing woman. The emergency medical team responded to the scene and assessed her at the scene. No injuries were reported consequently of this incident,” an NYPD spokesman said People Magazine about the incident.

For Jimenez, helping the five-year-old get home safely made going to work worthwhile. The bus driver told the story ABC affiliate WABC that he was considering calling in sick that day. This small decision had a big impact on the Gonzalez family.

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“I felt very good,” Jimenez told a neighborhood news outlet. “I was looking forward to meeting her and her parents because something like this should be celebrated, she could come home,” she added.

“We were totally terrified,” added Adda’s mother, Julissa Gonzalez. “We didn’t know what to think. You know, we were terrified because she was our little girl.

When asked what happened, Addy revealed that she had sneaked out of college on a mission to seek out a brand new fish to interchange the recently dead fish. So in light of their touching reunion, Jimenez gave the young girl a goldfish.

“I decided to name my new fish… Luis,” Addy said, sharing her response to the gift. “I was excited and happy, it was perfect.”

In return, the Gonzalez family gave the MTA bus driver a customized New York Jets hat with the words “Adda’s Hero” written on it.

“She was always very determined to do what she wanted,” explained her father, Cesar Gonzalez. “It’s great to fulfill Luis. And she is a very beautiful person. And thank God. Thank him. You know, she’s here with us today.