NYPD cops rescue man on subway tracks just before train arrives: video
Dramatic bodycam footage captured the moment two fast-acting NYPD cops pulled a coat hanger off the Manhattan subway tracks seconds before a train pulled into the station.
The two police officers saw the man fall from the platform onto the six train tracks at East 116 Street and Lexington Avenue Thursday afternoon before springing into action, footage shows.
Police were patrolling the southbound platform when the man fell onto the tracks from the northbound side, police said.
The East Harlem station doesn’t have a mezzanine connecting the platforms, so the cops charged up, across the street, and back down the subway stairs to the north side.
Straphangers opened the emergency door for the cops, who fell onto the tracks where the man was lying on his back. A Good Samaritan, who was not identified by police, was already trying to help the 40-year-old man who was injured.
The officers grabbed the man’s arms and legs and lifted him onto the platform, as the video shows. He landed safely and groaned loudly several times.
Police had to run south out of the entrance and across the street to reach the man who fell on the northbound tracks.
The officers grabbed the man’s arms and legs to heave him onto the platform.
A Good Samaritan helped the injured man before police arrived.
Seconds after officers reached the platform, the train rolled onto the subway.
The officers then jumped to safety themselves, but one didn’t make it on the first try. The Good Samaritan and another straphanger then grabbed the police officer and dragged him to safety – just four seconds before the oncoming train emerged from the tunnel.
“The exploits of NY’s Finest never cease to amaze me,” said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. “Courage is our second nature.”
The fallen straphanger suffered minor injuries to his right hand and back, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition.
It’s not clear why he fell, but Sewell said it was “accidental.”
No other injuries were reported.
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