04-21-2013, 09:30 AM
I have found a wikipedia article on the guy that pinched jeffs arteries and essentially saved his life, worth a read...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Arredondo
Boston Marathon bombings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Arredondo
Boston Marathon bombings
Wiki Wrote:On April 15, 2013 Arredondo attended the 2013 Boston Marathon. At around 2:50 p.m. EDT (18:50 UTC), two bombs were detonated during the race in Copley Square, just before the finish line. Arredondo was photographed helping various victims of the bombings, including helping rush a victim, Jeff Bauman, who suffered extensive damage to his legs in the blast to an ambulance, holding the femoral artery in Bauman's leg. Arredondo was a spectator of the race, there to support a runner who was doing the race in memory of Arredondo's son, a fallen Marine