NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Two NYPD officers were honored Monday for saving a man who accidentally fell onto subway tracks in East Harlem on Thanksgiving.
Officers Brunel Victor and Taufique Bokth jumped into action to rescue the man last Thursday moments before a train entered the 116th Street station at Lexington Avenue.
The dramatic rescue was captured on police bodycam video, which shows the officers rushing to get the man back onto a platform with the help of a good Samaritan.
The man, who is homeless, was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside with minor injuries.
The good Samaritan hopped on a train after the rescue and was not at Monday's ceremony.
“Once he helped us get the aided off the tracks, he just left, went about his day,” Victor said.
“I just want to thank him,” Bokth said.
Victor and Bokth were applauded by city and MTA officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.
Victor shrugged off any concerns that a train was heading into the station, saying he and his partner had only one goal in mind—to save the man.
“We knew the train was coming,” Victor said. “Somebody yelled out, ‘Two minutes!’ All we had to do was get him to safety.”
“We were concerned over the safety of the person who just fell onto the tracks,” Bokth said.
Adams said the rescue was thanks to an additional layer of 1,200 more cops in the transit system. Victor and Bokth were on extended duty to patrol the station when they got the call about the man.
“The blue surge in our subway system is working,” the mayor said. “They had completed their normal tour of duty and were assigned for an additional four hours of duty right here at the 116th Street station.”
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