Sophia Hartdegen, the drunk woman who miraculously survived falling in front of a train in Boston has spoken out about her ordeal.

Hartdegen, a 26 year old Research Coordinator at Partners HealthCare and graduate of Simmons College, made headlines world wide when security footage showed her falling onto the tracks as a train approached. Other passengers on the platform managed to get the train to stop just as it was about to run over her.

“I cannot express how grateful I am to all the wonderful people on the platform who waved down the train and also to the train operator for acting so quickly” Sophia said in a statement.

“I am amazed so many people stepped up to help someone in trouble. The story isn’t about me. The story is about the train operator and the people on the platform and I want to express my thanks again to those people.”

“I am still a bit in shock, but the kindness and quick thinking of all of those people who came together to save my life will forever have my thanks and gratitude. I wish I could thank them each individually.”

“I hope they know how sincerely glad I am that they were there, and that they were brave enough to do what they did.”

She also told a local TV station that she was traumatized by her experience and afraid to go out in public because she was humiliated.