A man with a knife attacked two good Samaritans after they escorted a woman he was allegedly following, police in New York City said.

The NYPD said the woman approached two men and asked them to walk home with her after she said a stranger was tailing her Saturday at around 1 a.m. near Coney Island Avenue and Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn.

CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo spoke to the woman, who did not want to be identified, on Monday night.

"My fight of flight definitely kicked in," she said. "I was very anxious and afraid. I am so thankful for them because they literally, practically saved me."

Men stabbed trying to escort women from stranger, police say

After the good Samaritans, ages 26 and 29, escorted the woman home in the Kensington section, they were alerted to another woman allegedly being followed by the same person about 30 minutes later, according to police.

When the men found the second woman on Ocean Parkway, the suspect approached and stabbed the younger man in the chest and shoulder, police said. He allegedly slashed the other man above his eye.

The woman Guajardo spoke to said she was very upset to learn that the men who helped her ended up getting attacked.

"I just felt so sorry that they like got hurt like that. It just breaks my heart that they got hurt," she said. "I want to thank them like so much from the bottom of my heart. I hope I see them again to like say thank you in person."

The attack sparked concern in the neighborhood.

"It's horrifying. Just the thought of like this happening to women and then [they] stepped up to help, getting hurt in the process," a woman named Elyse said.

The good Samaritans were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The suspect has not been caught.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip  or via DM on X, . All calls are kept confidential.

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