Seattle Police save man from oncoming train with 'seconds' to spare

Officers pulled a man to safety from the path of an oncoming train with just “seconds” to spare, the Seattle Police Department said on Tuesday, October 15. Newly released body camera footage shows the tense rescue, which took place on October 7. Officers were responding to a man “experiencing a mental health crisis” when they tried to talk him back to safety from a ledge over the tracks but he fell, police said in a statement. “Officers on the platform below crossed the tracks and pulled the man to safety seconds before a train came through,” the statement said. The 57-year-old sustained multiple fractures and was taken to hospital in “critical condition,” police said. “Due to the rescue efforts by first responders, the man survived,” the statement continued. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and full programs at http://www.ctvnews.ca/video CTV News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/CTV-News CTV News on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/CTVNews CTV News on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/CTVNEWS CTV News on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/ctv-news --- CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations.