In 2015, Spencer Stone was traveling to Paris by train to spend some time with his friends. That trip would change all of their lives dramatically.
Stone and his friends, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, ended up saving hundreds of people during that train ride when they thwarted a terrorist attack.
The three men were instrumental in disarming and subduing the terrorist, and Spencer Stone was able to deliver life-saving medical care to an injured passenger even after sustaining multiple injuries himself. They have all been recognized as heroes multiple times by U.S. and French authorities.
Stone spoke to an audience at McMorran Auditorium on Monday as part of the Port Huron Town Hall speaker series. His message encouraged the audience to help others whenever they are given the chance.
When talking about how the event changed his life, Stone said, “I get called a hero, but I don’t feel like a hero. I was just doing what I had to do for me and my friends’ survival, and it just ended up translating into me saving every body else on the train.”
In an interview with WGRT, Stone said, “You will not regret helping someone in need. I know, if you put yourself on the train in my shoes, I had the option to run away and get out and just avoid being hurt whatsoever; but I know that if I would’ve done that, I would’ve lived with that regret for the rest of my life, and it probably would’ve killed me.”
At the end of his message to the Town Hall audience, Stone encouraged people to engage in what’s going on around them and not be a bystander. “Would you rather have a long life or a life well-lived?” asked Stone.
To hear an interview with Spencer Stone on WGRT’s LIMElight with Jessie, click <HERE>.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
