A Cornell University student saved a stranger from death by dragging him off the New York City subway tracks.
Bryce Demopoulos said he was on his way to Weill Cornell Medicine - where he works over the summer - when the heroic deed was performed, Washington Square News, first reported by the NYU student newspaper.
"It was pretty surreal," Demopoulos, his biology and environmental engineering major, told the outlet.
``While I was actually on the track, I heard the sound of the train getting louder and louder. I knew I could get away quickly, but I was worried about carrying him.”
The incident occurred on August 4 at the Third Avenue-138th Street station in the Bronx. Shocking footage recorded by an MTA employee shows Demopoulos jumping onto the railroad tracks to save a man just before the train pulled up at the station, he reported, WSN reported.
In this video, Mr. Demopoulos helps the man to the platform before returning to safety.
"I am still shocked at the decency, care and sheer kindness that would take such a risk to help someone else," wrote C, who recorded the ordeal. Perkins told WSN..
"It's not just the approaching train that's dangerous. Big jumps down, third rails, strangers with arms around you."
.Ms. Perkins said Ms. Demoupoulos gave the man bottled water and made sure he was in good condition. "It doesn't justify the situation," she told WSN.
Demopoulos also told the outlet that saving the man was "something a reasonable person has a responsibility to do."
"I saw someone who was clearly in trouble and I was in a position to help him. Cornell Chronicle.
MTA employees , decided against reporting the incident to the New York City Police Department and allowed the man to leave. According to WSN , he thanked his Mr. Demopoulos before leaving.
It is unclear whether the man fell onto the tracks or jumped off. A spokesperson for the MTA told The Independent that the entity was unable to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incident as it had not been notified of the incident until Monday.
