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Moment Chicago commuter, 20, leaps onto subway tracks to rescue man who had fallen onto electrified third rail after a brawl and pulled him to safety: 'I could feel the shocks through my body but it didn't stop me'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Do you have what it takes? - Anthony Perry, 20, was stepping off of a train when he saw the man lying with his head against the third rail and 600 volts of electricity coursing through his body
- Perry acted immediately, and despite being shocked himself, managed to pull the man to safety
- With the help of a witness, Perry was able to administer CPR and keep the man alive until emergency services arrived
- The man who was electrocuted is in serious condition at the University of Chicago Hospital
- Police are investigating what led to the man falling on to the tracks with witnesses alleging he spat on another commuter and instigated the fight
- A local Chicago community leader honored Perry at a ceremony on Wednesday and even gifted him a car
- Perry said of the other witnesses to the potentially fatal incident: 'No one actually did anything, they just wanted to record'
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-11 |
