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Vancouver harm-reduction activist Coco Culbertson has put out a tweet today that caught many people by surprise.

She declared that an unnamed Maple Overdose Prevention Site peer hero delivered a baby in the alley in the Downtown Eastside.

"Baby and mom are ok and on way to hospital," she stated.

PHS operates the Maple Overdose Prevention Site at 177 East Hastings Street.

Update:

The Maple Overdose Prevention Site worker who performed this act of heroism was Cindy Bell. She told CTV News that she encouraged the mother to keep pushing and then caught the baby when it came out.