FSU Student Recognized for Heroism on Marathon Monday

Less than a minute after 23-year-old Framingham State University student Robert Wheeler finished running the Boston Marathon, the first bomb went off. 

Wheeler, a senior, heard a woman yelling for help for her father, he told CBS Boston.

“I took off my shirt and wrapped it around his leg,” Wheeler told CBS, noting he drew on training that had earned him a first aid certificate. 

The victim’s left leg was bleeding profusely: at least two news organizations captured a photo of Wheeler holding up the man's leg.

Wheeler, who lives in Ashland, doesn't know how the man he helped is doing.

“I’ve been concerned about his well-being,” Wheeler said. “I haven’t slept much. I’d like to know how he is.”