NYC Train Victim Was Protecting Others The doctor who rushed to the aid of a man thrown in front of a New York City subway train tried to console his family today by saying he was a "brave man" trying to protect other riders and that strangers tried to help the man in his last moments. Dr. Laura Kaplan, a medical resident at Beth Israel Medical Center, issued her statement as police were questioning a man in connection with the case. Police said it was too soon to call the individual a suspect, or identify him as the mumbling man accused of throwing Ki-Suck Han onto the subway tracks on Monday. Han, 58, tried to scramble back onto the platform, but was crushed by an oncoming train. "I would like the family to know that many people in the station tried to help Mr. Han by alerting the subway personnel," Kaplan said. A security guard and I performed 3-4 minutes of chest compressions. I hope the family may find some comfort in knowing about the kindness of these good Samaritans, as they endure this terrible loss," she said. The doctor praised Han, of Queens, N.Y., for his bravery during the incident, in which he confronted a man who had been mumbling to himself and apparently disturbing other passengers, according to ABC News affiliate WABC. Kaplan called Han "a brave man trying to protect other passengers that he did not know." The suspect could be heard arguing with Han just moments before he hurled Han onto the tracks at the 49th Street and Seventh Avenue subway station, according to surveillance video released by the police. The suspect is heard telling the victim to stand in line and "wait for the R train." After Han was thrown onto the tracks, the suspect fled from the station and Han tried to pull himself out of the subway track bed. The photographer, R. Umar Abbasi, caught an eerie photo of Han with his head and arms above the platform and staring at the oncoming train. Han was treated by EMS workers on the platform for traumatic arrest and rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Fire Department of New York. Witnesses told cops that Han tried to climb back on to the subway platform, but was hit by the train before he could scramble to safety as other bystanders watched in horror. Police set up a command post outside the train station Monday night searching nearby surveillance cameras to try and get a clear image of the suspect, reports WABC. They said Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing.