A California police officer's body camera captures the moment she pulls a man to safety shortly before a train thunders over the spot where his wheelchair was stuck.
A California police officer has pulled a man from a wheelchair stuck on railway tracks less than five seconds before a freight train thundered past.A post on the Lodi Police Department Facebook page said the team was "extremely proud of Officer Erika Urrea and her heroism"The incident was captured on the officer's body camera
Unable to move the wheelchair, Officer Urrea can be seen dragging the man from it seconds before the train barrels through, striking the wheelchair and the man's leg.
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