Two hero NYPD officers are speaking out after they rescued a man
who fell onto the subway tracks in New York City
.
Travis Burks and Marvel Kingston say they were just doing their job and were in the right place at the right time.
A week ago on Feb. 18 at the West 181st and Fort Washington Avenue train stop, the officers were on patrol when they heard a thud.
A man had fallen onto the southbound train tracks.
Dramatic bodycam video showed the officers jump into action. In less than a minute, they were able to rescue the injured man.
“I jumped into the train tracks and I picked the guy up, a civilian was trying to help as well, but he couldn’t support him so I just picked him up and hoisted him to the platform,” Burks said.
Kingston said he had a bystander stop any oncoming trains.
“This is what we signed up for, to help the people of New York,” Kingston said.
The man hit his head and was bleeding but ended up being OK.
The presence of the officers in the subway system seems to be beneficial. In January, a surge of up to 1,000 officers were dispatched into the subways which has resulted in a 17.5% dip in crime from Feb. 1 -24.