Carlos Flores, Subway Hero, Saves Straphanger Who Had Fallen On Tracks

Carlos Flores, Subway Hero, Saves Fallen Straphanger
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EAST HARLEM -- An East Harlem man saved a man who fell onto the subway tracks and still managed to get to work on time on Sunday, according to the New York Daily News.

Subway hero Carlos Flores, 36, said part of his motivation for saving the elderly man was to avoid a train delay that would keep him from getting to work in a timely fashion, the paper reported.

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