Heart-pounding video shows a police officer narrowly saving a man in Seattle, Washington on October 7th.
When officers responded to a mental health crisis call about a 57-year-old man sitting on the railroad tracks near the Second Avenue exit and East Jackson Street, they knew they had a moment to kill, King said. 5 reported Wednesday.
Authorities had asked all inbound trains to be stopped until the problem was resolved, but the situation became even more tense because one train had already arrived and apparently could not be stopped.
Body camera footage taken at the scene show A police officer talks to a man. One of them said, “I want to help you, so please listen to me.'' After a few seconds, the man fell About 25 feet to the rocks below. Police said the man was seriously injured and was unable to leave the tracks.
However, a police officer on the platform below ran across the tracks and rescued him. In the video clip, the sound of a train approaching the scene can be heard.
“Get ready to pull him over,” one officer told another as they grabbed the man for dear life and tried to drag him to safety. At that moment, a train passed by, narrowly missing the man.
The man suffered multiple fractures and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
Seattle Police Department said, “Thanks to the rescue efforts of first responders, the man survived.''
A similar incident occurred in November 2022, when two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers and a good Samaritan saved a person's life on Thanksgiving, Breitbart News reported at the time.
Officers were patrolling a subway platform at the 116th Street station when they heard a commotion on the opposite platform. The officers ran up the steps to the street to cross to the other platform, where a train was scheduled to arrive two minutes later.
They found the man lying on the tracks, and another person at the scene rushed to help him stand up. Officers jumped onto the tracks to help the man and were eventually able to lift him onto the platform.
“Our daily job is to help people. We don't mind if we have to put ourselves at risk. That's why we take on this job,” said the police officer. One person spoke after being rescued.
