a little more like this guy
Have you heard about this guy? Seen him on Letterman? The Early Show? He's a hero. A savior. An example!
Read the article but here are the facts: a 19-year-old student has a medical episode (maybe seizure?) on the subway platform. He falls on the tracks as a train approaches. A 50-year-old man with his daughters reacts, jumps down and pushes the student into a drainage trough. The subway puts on the brakes but its too late. Inches separate the two from the subway but they are unharmed. The student went to a nearby hospital while the guy went to work.
I once jumped down onto the subway tracks but it wasn't to save someone's life. It was for the $20 bill I dropped.
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Read the article but here are the facts: a 19-year-old student has a medical episode (maybe seizure?) on the subway platform. He falls on the tracks as a train approaches. A 50-year-old man with his daughters reacts, jumps down and pushes the student into a drainage trough. The subway puts on the brakes but its too late. Inches separate the two from the subway but they are unharmed. The student went to a nearby hospital while the guy went to work.
I once jumped down onto the subway tracks but it wasn't to save someone's life. It was for the $20 bill I dropped.
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posted by jch at
5:16 PM
2 Comments:
I read this story on a few news websites. Pretty unbelievable.
Fox News' ran another story today with the following headline: Subway hero enjoys his 15 minutes of fame.
Somehow I think that headline cheapens the heroic event; it takes away from the selfless, sacrificial and courageous act that it was.
Or maybe my journalistic instincts are causing me to over-analyze...
Amazing act of bravery. And now his daughters' college educations are paid for, among other blessings.
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