Two New York City police officers and a Good Samaritan were commended for rescuing a man from an oncoming subway train.
The incident has just come to the media’s attention over the past few days but ooccurred in a Manhattan subway station around 4:30pm on Thursday, November 24, after the man accidentally fell from the platform onto the tracks.
The two officers, assisted by the good Samaritan, quickly ran to the man and hoisted him back onto the platform just before the train pulled into the station.
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell praised the trio, calling their actions heroic.
“The heroics of New York’s Finest always amazes me. For the officers who rescued a man from an oncoming train after he accidentally fell on the subway tracks yesterday in Manhattan — the courage is second nature. Join me in saluting these great cops!,” she said, reports RTE.
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