Dearborn Summer Camp Counselor Cited as a Hero

DEARBORN, MI — A summer camp counselor credited with saving children's lives last month when she saved them from being run over by an out-of-control car was honored as a hero Tuesday with a citation from Dearborn Mayor O’Reilly Jr.

The mayor met with counselor Chloe Haag and presented her with a citation honoring her for the instinctive, selfless actions she displayed in the face of danger in June, according to a press release.

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Haag risked her own safety by ushering the children under her care from the path of an errant vehicle near a parking lot at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Haag successfully prevented any of the children from being harmed, according to a news release.

“I am pleased to recognize someone who went out of their way to make sure our own were taken care of,” O’Reilly said in the release.

Haag, 20, Dearborn resident and student at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, is a first-year camp counselor who had been on the job for less than a week before the incident. She said that instinct guided her actions and she felt honored to be recognized by O’Reilly.

“I was a bit shaken up by the whole thing, but I think anyone would have done what I did,” Haag said.

Image: Mayor John B. O’Reilly Jr. honored Chloe Haag on July 19 with a citation for acting quickly to protect children attending Summer Camp at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center from an errant vehicle. Also pictured are, left, Melanie Horger Dearborn summer camp site coordinator, and, right, Greg Orner, director of Recreation and Parks.