An off-duty police officer from the Miami-Dade Department stumbled upon Sister Margaret Ann hacking away at fallen trees on a blocked road in The Hammocks.
Sister Ann, principal of Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, said she noticed a car struggling to get through the fallen debris and had an idea of how she could help out.
Picking up a chainsaw at the high school, Sister Ann put the gloves on and went straight to work.
"We teach our students - do what you can to help and this was an opportunity where I could do something to help," Sister Ann from Florida told .
"There was a need, I had the means, so I wanted to help out."
She said alumni from the school heard of her clean-up efforts and helped her clear the trees.
Sister Ann was hailed for her act of kindness after the devastation of Irma.
Sister Ann Margaret and an off-duty police officer cleaning up fallen trees (SBS). Source: Miami-Dade Police Department
"One of our off-duty officers was happy to find Sister Margaret Ann of Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School pitching in by cutting trees to clear the neighborhood roadways," the police department tweet read.
"As we recover from , these acts of kindness remind us all that we are in ! Thank you Sister and all of our neighbors that are working together to get through this!"
The video has more than 2.6 million views on Facebook in 24 hours.
