This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. EST.

As the blizzard of 2015 battered Boston on Tuesday, dumping an estimated two feet of snow on the city's streets, at least two people were seen shoveling snow off the Boston Marathon finish line in the freezing temperatures.

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Philip Hillman, who took a widely shared photo from a window at the Charlesmark Hotel on Boylston Street, issued calls to identify the identities of the mystery shovelers. The Boston Police did, too. (Hopefully for good reasons!)

After Hillman and friends tweeted a hashtag, #whoshoveledthefinishline, hoping to find the local heroes, one man's name emerged as the culprit.

“I only did it to send a message…I love the Boston Marathon and everything it stands for, the finish line doesn’t deserve to be covered in snow," Chris Laudani, a local bartender, told Boston Magazine.

Chris Laudani is #whoshoveledthefinishline MEDIA: You are free to use these images how you wish. Please give credit to Adam Reynolds and/or @monkmpls. Thank you. #boston #BostonMarathon #blizzardof2015 A photo posted by monkmpls (@monkmpls) on Jan 28, 2015 at 11:26am PST

“I think it’s cool that so many people feel the same way, but I saw the word ‘hero’ being tossed around and that I don’t like. I’m no hero, I’m just a nut who loves the marathon. The real heroes are the people who were out there clearing the streets and sidewalks, the [Boston Police Department], and the [Boston Fire Department] who risk their lives every day to keep people safe.”

The first photograph to pop up showed a man, now believed to be Laudani, as seen from the hotel, leading some to think it was an employee as the hotel. However, Mashable spoke with a Charlesmark representative, who denied that he was their employee.

"We don't know who it is," the hotel employee said earlier on Wednesday, adding that others had already called with the same inquiry.

We learned it wasn't an employee of the Boston Public Library, which is just across the street, either.

"I’ve conferred with colleagues on the library’s facilities team and the person is the photo is not a library employee," said Gina Perille, a Boston Public Library spokesperson, in an email to Mashable.

Since the photo first emerged, numerous Instagram shots showed shovelers at the finish line. From them, it seems there were at least two different individuals. One of them wore dark pants, while another wore khaki-colored pants.

It isn't clear which one was Laudani.

This guy was so nice to shovel off the #bostonmarathon finish line today to remind us why we go out there and run #everyday even in the blizzard! #bostonstrong #boston A photo posted by kelsey karkos (@kelseykarkos) on Jan 27, 2015 at 10:53am PST

Giving respect to the #BostonMarathon finish line. #blizzardof2015 #boylston #boston #cnnsnow A photo posted by monkmpls (@monkmpls) on Jan 27, 2015 at 3:11pm PST

"There were a lot of people out [shoveling]," said one of the women who took an Instagram photo.

Here are Hillman's full photographs that started it all:

A person is seen shoveling snow from the Boston Marathon finish line on Jan. 27, 2015. Image: Philip Hillman

A person is seen shoveling snow from the Boston Marathon finish line on Jan. 27, 2015. Image: Philip Hillman

Hillman told Runner’s World of the widely shared photo, “I had no idea it would have this response.”

Tom Grilk, Executive Director of the Boston Athletic Association that runs the Boston Marathon, sent the following statement to Mashable about the shovelers' good deed:

“We saw profound acts of courage and kindness following the bombings which occurred in the City of Boston in April 2013 near the Boston Marathon finish line. Since that time, we have continually witnessed an outpouring of support for this great event and the city, demonstrating just how unique and special this race really is and all for which it stands. For someone to brave the winter blizzard to clear our finish line for us is yet another statement as to what our event means not only to runners but also to Americans. We, at the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), are the organizers and are responsible for the management of the Boston Marathon, but an act like we see depicted here proves that – in Boston – everyone owns the Marathon.”