6. The Man Who Stopped the Subway
PHOTO: csmonitor.com
Chris Knafelc was waiting for a train at a Philadelphia subway station when he saw a man step off the platform into the tracks. He shouted at other bystanders to alert the subway workers and ran to save the man’s life. He jumped onto the tracks and stayed with him until firefighters arrived to rescue him 11 minutes later. His quick thinking gave the subway workers enough time to prevent the train from passing through the station.
“There have been people there for me when I needed somebody,” Knalfelc said. “And, these people I can’t pay back, so the next best thing would be to pay it forward.”
