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Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks

August 8th, 2012 by Angel Zayas
Angel Zayas
New york, United States, North America
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Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
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Emergency personnel come to the aid of an injured woman, who fell onto the tracks and was then pulled back onto the platform by two men standing nearby.
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ESU respond to incident of woman falling onto the track of a northbound 5 express train during rush hour at Grand Central 42nd street station. New York, NY August 8, 2012.
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Emergency personnel come to the aid of the injured woman, who fell onto the tracks and was then pulled back onto the platform. The woman in pink attempted to alert the motorman of the oncoming northbound 5 express train by waving her pink shoes.
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Emergency personnel come to the aid of the injured woman, who fell onto the tracks and was then pulled back onto the platform. The woman in pink attempted to alert the motorman of the oncoming northbound 5 express train by waving her pink shoes.
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Emergency personnel come to the aid of an injured woman, who fell onto subway tracks and was then pulled back onto the platform.
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Emergency personnel come to the aid of an injured woman, who fell onto subway tracks and was then pulled back onto the platform.
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ESU, firemen and MTA personnel secure the injured woman onto a stretcher for transport, as Mr. Matthews and Mr. Patrick, the two men who rescued her, look on.
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The two heroes, Garfield Matthews (left) and Hoddon Patrick (right), who saved a woman from an oncoming northbound 5 express train by pulling her to safety onto the platform during rush hour.
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The two heroes, Garfield Matthews (left) and Hoddon Patrick (right), who saved a woman from an oncoming northbound 5 express train by pulling her to safety onto the platform during rush hour.
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The two heroes, Garfield Matthews (left) and Hoddon Patrick (right), who saved a woman from an oncoming northbound 5 express train by pulling her to safety onto the platform during rush hour.
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A fireman secures the injured woman onto a stretcher for transport.
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ESU, firemen and MTA personnel secure the injured woman onto the stretcher for transport.
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ESU, firemen and MTA personnel secure the injured woman onto a stretcher for transport to hospital.
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Firemen carry an injured woman out on a stretcher from Grand Central 42nd street station.
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Firemen carry woman out on stretcher from Grand Central 42nd street station.
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Firemen carry woman out of the subway on stretcher and transport her into a St. Luke's ambulance.
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Emergency personnel transport an injured woman into a St. Luke's ambulance after she slipped onto the subway tracks and was quickly rescued by two men on the platform.
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M.T.A, fireman and ESU respond to incident of woman falling onto the track of a northbound 5 express train during rush hour at Grand Central 42nd street station. New York, NY August 8, 2012. Video 1.
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M.T.A, fireman and ESU respond to incident of woman falling onto the track of a northbound 5 express train during rush hour at Grand Central 42nd street station. New York, NY August 8, 2012. Video 2.
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  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
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  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
  • Heroes save woman who slipped onto New York subway tracks
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Two men, hailed as heroes, saved a woman who slipped onto subway tracks of the north bound express 5 subway line at 42nd street. The men came to the woman's rescue by pulling her to safety just as a train arrived at the platform.

Two men, hailed as heroes, saved a woman who slipped onto subway tracks of the north bound express 5 subway line at 42nd street durring rush hour. The men came to the woman's rescue by pulling her to safety just as a train arrived at the platform. Another woman pictured in a pink dress had her pink shoes in a bag and used them to try and signal the motorman of the north bound 5 express to slow down seconds before these two brave men saved this woman. Garfield Matthews reached down from the egde of the tracks and began to slip as he struggled to pull the woman up and Hoddon Patrick held onto Mr. Matthews, keeping him from completely going onto the tracks. They pulled the injured woman (Diane) onto the platform seconds before the train pulled in. M.t.a. officers E.S.U (Emergency Services Unit) and FDNY arrived on the scene to stabilize the injured woman and transport her to St. Lukes hospital.

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Angel-Zayas
Im glad you liked the story.
Submitted by Angel Zayas on Sat, 11/08/2012 - 13:58.

Im glad you liked the story. I try and see the steps ahead and trace out a time line of some sort. works most of the time.
Thanks for the comment.

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BrianChristopher
I love the sequence of the
Submitted by Brian Christopher on Fri, 10/08/2012 - 23:55.

I love the sequence of the photo set. It really walks you through the story.

Brian Christopher

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