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True champion Hero EMT recounts moment she saved Knicks fan suspected of OD’ing — and how her own life could change now

By Big New York · 06/19/2026 · Updated 06/19/2026
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The heroic EMT who rushed to save a suspected overdosing Knicks fan at the team’s parade Thursday says the emergency is exactly what she was made for. Simone Kelly, 24, of New Jersey told The Post on Friday that she has dreams of becoming an emergency psychiatrist with a focus on drug abuse and psychiatric.

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The heroic EMT who rushed to save a suspected overdosing Knicks fan at the team’s parade Thursday says the emergency is exactly what she was made for. Simone Kelly, 24, of New Jersey told The Post on Friday that she has dreams of becoming an emergency psychiatrist with a focus on drug abuse and psychiatric.

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