Bradley Cooper and New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman have paid a visit to gravely injured Boston Marathon bombing victim, Jeffrey Bauman, Jr..
Edelman posted a photo of their visit on Twitter with the caption: “Visited #survivor #stud #hero Jeffrey Bauman Jr. today. He was looking great and is a true inspiration. #strong”
In the photo, Bauman gives a thumbs-up and holds a football while lying in his hospital bed.
The 27-year-old Bauman lost both his legs below the knees in the horrific Boston attack. Bauman was photographed being wheeled from the scene in a now-iconic photo captured by AP. Despite his injuries, he provided evidence while still in intensive care.
Bauman awoke in the hospital and asked for a pen and paper on which he wrote: “bag, saw the guy, looked right at me,” his brother, Chris, said.
Bauman then gave the feds a full description of the man he saw drop a bag at this feet. He said the man wore a cap and sunglasses, a description similar to the image of the FBI’s Suspect No. 1, his brother said.
The “Silver Linings Playbook” actor is in Boston filming director David O. Russell’s “American Hustle,” with Jennifer Lawrence and Christian Bale.