Police and Commuter Rescue Man From Subway Tracks in a 'New York Minute'

New York City police and a civilian jumped into action to help a man who fell onto subway tracks in Manhattan and hit his head on February 18, footage shows.

Body-worn camera captured the group rushing across the 181st Street Station in Manhattan “in less than 60 seconds” to help.

“What can happen in a NY minute? This rescue!” the NYPD said on social media. Credit: NYPD News via Storyful

Video transcript

- [INAUDIBLE] train.

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- Come-- hand him to me. Just hand him to me. You got him, [INAUDIBLE]. Focus.

- All right.

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- Stay.

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- You'll be OK.

- You're all right.

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- Come, hand him to me. Just hand him to me. You got him, [INAUDIBLE]. Focus.

- All right.

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- Stay right here. Stay right there.

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- Stay.