He’s a hometown hero!
A Bay Ridge teen who sprang to action to help an injured man during the terror attack in London last month proudly accepted an award for heroism during a celebration of his bravery at City Hall last week.
Members of the Council honored Ridgite Mark Kindschuh, a college student and trained lifeguard who sprung to action and helped save the life of at least one Londoner during the June 3 attack near London Bridge.
“A person’s true character is often revealed in emergencies,” said Councilman Vincent Gentile (D–Bay Ridge). “I was very pleased to have had the opportunity to honor a man of such kindness and integrity, a true representation of the very best of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in the Council Chambers of City Hall.”
Kindschuh, a senior at Boston College, was eating dinner with friends at a pub across the pond when terrorists struck, and frightened and injured people rushed into the eatery for safety. The 19-year-old jumped to his feet when he saw a bleeding man collapse in the restaurant and held the man’s head in his hands as blood gushed out, trying to keep him awake until he eventually wrapped his belt around the wound to slow the bleeding.
Emergency responders arrived soon after and were able to take the man to the hospital. He survived, according to published reports.
Kindschuh, who joined the Army less than two months ago and will begin active duty after he graduates college, was joined at the ceremony by his parents, grandmother, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D–Manhattan), and the entire Brooklyn delegation.
