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Jeff Bauman (born January 2, 1986) is an American author and amputee. He lost both of his legs during the Boston Marathon Bombing attack in 2013 and was the subject of a famous photograph taken in the aftermath of the bombing. He gave a description of one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in an interview to the FBI, after sending word to the authorities that he had seen one of the bombers, after he woke up from surgery. This helped narrow down the suspects from among the other people in the area. The film Stronger is based on a memoir of the same name he co-wrote, with actor Jake Gyllenhaal portraying Bauman.

Jeff Bauman had been waiting at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, cheering for Hurley who was participating in the marathon, with Hurley's two roommates. She was a mile away from the finish when the bombs went off. Carlos Arredondo, who was handing out American flags to the runners, quickly jumped over a fence to reach the blast site. The blast-caused fire in Bauman's shirt was beaten out by Arredondo. He stayed with Bauman and helped carry him to the ambulance. The famous photograph of Carlos Arredondo in a cowboy hat, helping Bauman was taken by Charles Krupa of the Associated Press during this time.

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