Thursday, October 15, 2015

France Train Hero Released From California Hospital After Stabbing

U.S. Airman Spencer Stone thanked first responders and his medical team as he headed home to continue his recovery.

Fred Greaves

The U.S. Air Force airman who helped stop a shooting attack on a Paris-bound train in August has been released from a California hospital after being stabbed.

Spencer Stone was stabbed multiple times in his torso in Sacramento earlier this month. He was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and remained for a week.

"I am thrilled that Airman Stone is doing well and proud that our level I trauma center was here to help," hospital CEO Ann Madden Rice said in a statement. "All of us at UC Davis wish him well in his continued recuperation."

Fred Greaves

In a statement, Stone thanked the first responders, as well as the UC Davis medical team that treated him.

"Thanks, also, to my amazing family and friends for their love and support," he said. "And, thanks to everyone who has sent encouragement during this challenging time. I'm focused now on healing and recovering and look forward to the next part of my journey."

Stone captured headlines in August after he and two friends stopped a gunman wielding a handgun, knife, and automatic rifle. The men managed to subdue the man and tie him up without any deaths aboard the high-speed Paris-bound train with 550 passengers. Two people were injured.

Stone at that time suffered knife wounds to his hands and back, and appeared at a press conference wearing a sling.


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SOURCE: BuzzFeed

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