Hero dies saving woman from falling elevator telling her 'Happy New Year' as he pushed her to safety

A man saved a woman from a falling lift, saying "Happy New Year" as he shoved her before being fatally crushed.
Stephen Hewett-Brown was trying to escape a stalled lift in an apartment building in Manhattan at around 11.30pm yesterday, police said.
Witness Manuel Coronado said Hewett-Brown pushed resident Erude Sanchez out of the lift before it fell down the shaft, taking him with it.
She started going in, but the elevator started going down and he pushed her out," Coronado said.
He said 'Happy New Year' and pushed her out."