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Nanny passes away after saving a child: “We will forever consider her the guardian angel of our son”

A nanny has been dubbed a “hero” after she bravely saved the life of a child, who she had been looking after. 52-year-old Arcellie “Celi” Muschamp tragically passed away on January 1st after remaining in a medically induced coma since December 20.

According to PEOPLE, Muschamp was hit by a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was making a left turn onto Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

New York City Police Department revealed that Muschamp was crossing the road at the time with one-year-old Rowan, who was in a stroller. When she realized that the vehicle was about to hit them, she put herself in harm’s way by pushing the stroller out of the truck’s path. Read the full story here ▶