Posted on 06/10/2022 1:08:19 AM PDT by Libloather
A 20-year-old Chicago man is being celebrated as a hero after he leaped into action to save the life of a man who fell on the subway's potentially deadly third electrified rail.
Anthony Perry, 20, was honored in a ceremony on Wednesday by a local community leader who awarded him a new car for his heroism.
Perry told WGN TV about the moment he saved the man's life: 'I don’t think I was thinking about what could happen to me at the moment. It was more of what do I have to do to make the situation peaceful. I felt a little shock. I felt it all over my body actually, and then I just didn’t let that stop me.'
The incident occurred on at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the 69th Street Red Line CTA station in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago.
According to authorities in Chicago, the man fell on to the rail after a fight with another commuter.
The shocking video shows the man's body pulsating as the electricity courses his body.
The hero can be seen jumping on to the tracks and carefully jumping over the rail so as not to be electrocuted himself. Perry had just exited a train when he saw the man on the tracks.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
No need for a train any more.
I used to take what is now the Red Line back in the ‘80s when I had to. I got off at Garfield (55th) which was bad enough. 69th that far west is pretty feral.
Which will be too expensive to actually utilize on a daily basis due to gas prices. If only we had access to more oil somewhere...
Props to the young man for his heroism. He took action instead of just standing there recording the situation on his phone.
What a great story. Refreshing!
God bless and protect him (obviously He already has protected him) and his family and loved ones. Amen.
Good kid, hope he can soon move out of Chicago......
“God bless and protect him...”
Absolutely! I just hope we don’t read about this brave young man being shot and killed at some later date. Life expectancy in Chicago isn’t great.
God Bless him!!
What a wonderful story and terrific young man.
Anthony Perry would be a welcome addition to my Happy Days world when and if I ever get it back.
Thumbs up, Mr. Perry.
Sneakers saved TWO lives!
(But good on him). I knew a Bahamian who would have done the same thing—instantly.
2009 Audi A8.
He could have done a lot worse. /s
Heartwarming, considering the nature of all the crimes we’re reading about and seeing in video/stills this year.
Chicago still has a soul despite the obvious.
If the man “fell” on the tracks while fighting, where is the person who caused that fall? Aggravated assault and attempted murder charges seem in order. The Good Samaritan risked his own life (and health - electric shocks enough to feel through your body can cause organ damage) due to at least one scumbag’s criminal behavior.
Nice to see this, especially in Chicago.
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