Hero school bus driver saves lost boy who wandered into Lake Owasso

The Brief

  • The Ramsey County Sherriff’s Office says a nonverbal four-year-old boy’s mother reported he had wandered off, and she could not find him.
  • Authorities said not too long after, they found him in the arms of a school bus driver in Shoreview who saved his life.
  • That bus driver was Mebal Kaanyi who drives for Schmitty & Sons Bus Co. serving Roseville Area Schools.

SHOREVIEW, Minn. (FOX 9) One local family has an extra reason to be grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday thanks to a heroic Roseville Area Schools bus driver who jumped into action to save a non-verbal four-year-old boy.

The hero instinct

The backstory:

The Ramsey Co. Sherriff’s Office (RSCO) said a nonverbal four-year-old boy’s mother reported he had wandered off, and she could not find him despite deputies searching the area.

The rescue:

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