NIAGARA COUNTY, NY (WKBW) — Mercy Flight EMS was taking Amberlynn Steuer and Robert Winstel to Sister's Charity Hospital on Sunday when their baby decided it was time to deliver.
"We were about 17 minutes away from Sister's when they said, 'Let's pull the ambulance over. The baby is coming,'" said Winstel.
Delivering on the side of the I-990 was not the couple's plan, but thanks to the EMS crew onboard, baby Kimberly Winstel was born.
"It was nerve-wracking, you know, having a baby on the ambulance is not something I thought was going to happen," said Steuer.
But it was a moment that changed their lives forever.
"I think I spoke for both of us when I said this was the best thing," said Winstel.
It was Mercy Flight EMT JT McCarthy's first time delivering a baby, reaffirming his love for his job.
"Just being able to help people pretty much that's what made me want to become an EMT," said McCarthy.
Paramedic Madison Magill says this was her first delivery since being promoted.
"I'm happy I could make such a positive impact on somebody's family, and it can be something they can remember for a lifetime," said Magill.
Kimberly was born five weeks early, and is currently in the NICU at Sister's, but her parents say she's doing great and getting stronger every day.
"She's gaining weight and doing what she needs to," said Steuer.
Welcome to the world, Kimberly Christine Winstel!
