Madrid metro rescue video: Woman faints onto tracks, saved by off-duty police officer

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Photographer: National Police Handout

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Posted: 01/22/2013

A woman waiting on a train platform in the Madrid metro fainted and fell onto the train tracks as a train approached.

Luckily an off-duty police officer was nearby and sprang into action.

He jumped onto the tracks and carried her to safety.

The train managed to stop in time as passengers on the platform desperately tried to warn the driver.

The woman made a full recovery.

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