UPDATE: Blind Jazz Musician Pulled To Safety After Falling On Subway Tracks At 66th Street Station
Jeff Golub and his guide dog Luke. Mr. Golub was rescued by fellow riders after falling onto subway tracks at West 66th Street Wednesday morning (Photo: Bryan Pace/Daily News)
Posted on Wednesday about a blind man who had fallen on the tracks of the 1 train at 66th Street.
Thankfully, it appears as though both he and his dog are OK.
The Daily News has the follow-up story (thanks to MUW reader Roger for posting the link in the comments section).
Jazz guitarist Jeff Golub, 57, mistakenly thought he was walking through a subway car’s open door when he fell to the tracks. He was apparently pulled to safety by people on the platform just as a train was pulling into the station.
Per the Daily News:
“I was being dragged along the platform,” the visually impaired artist said. “I was thinking about my wife and two boys. I was yelling ‘Stop!’ I could see the [train’s] light coming.”
Early reports indicated Mr. Golub was “clipped” by a train. It’s unclear if his comment about being “dragged along the platform” is in reference to being pulled from the tracks or from contact with a subway car.
Either way, judging from the bandage on his knee and the smile on his face, he looks like he’s in pretty good condition.
Nice happy ending to a potentially tragic story.
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