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22 April 2013 Boston Blast Aiding Bystander Identified
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:23:25 -0400
From the page
http://cryptome.org/2013-info/04/boston-bystanders/boston- Number 5 (man in blue with shorts, not jeans) is goaltender Matt Reis of the New England Revolution (Major League Soccer), who's wife was running in the Boston Marathon: http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/matt-reis Per an interview he gave to the media: Matt had moved just before the explosion to get a better view of his wife crossing the finish line. The man he returns to the scene to help is his father-in-law John Odom, pictured in this Daily Mirror article: Reis used his belt to tie a tourniquet around Odom's leg in a move that likely saved his life, this can be seen in photos "4:10:26" through "4:11:13". Odom, who suffered severe damage to his legs and lost a large amount of blood, has since been through six surgeries in an attempt to stabilize him:
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