With only seconds to spare, 54-year-old security guard Terrence Kelsor saved a disoriented drunk who stumbled onto the tracks of the PATH Christopher St. station late Friday night, according to the New York Daily News.
Witnesses stood amazed as Kelsor -- only 5-feet-7 tall and 170 pounds -- dropped to his stomach, grabbed the 250-pound lush by his shirt, and pulled him from the tracks as the train sped closer.
"I had 10 seconds - I counted it in my head," Kelsor said hours after the near horrific event. He added, "Somehow, I had superhuman strength."
Kelsor, who has only been working at FJC Security Services for three weeks, says he had to react quickly. "I knew if I didn't do something, this man was going to die," he said.
According to Kelsor, the victim kept insisting, "I'm all right. I'm all right,'" but the guard acted anyway. Witnessness to the incident attest to Kelsor's bravery, quick reflexes and unflinching courage..
"He didn't hesitate," said Derek Walker of the Army Corps of Engineers. "I hesitated, and I just got back from Iraq."
"The guard was in complete control," Walker continued. "You could tell he was acting with urgency, but he wasn't panicked."
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Both Port Authority and FJC Security Services confirmed the rescue and said the victim walked away unharmed.
"It was by the grace of God," Kelsor said. "It could have been his life. It could have been mine. Both our lives were in jeopardy."
