Posted on 01/02/2007 3:57:13 PM PST by luv2ski
NEW YORK — A quick-thinking commuter saved a teenager who fell on the subway tracks by pushing him down into a furrow between the rails, allowing an approaching train to pass right over them, police said.
An 18-year-old man had some kind of medical problem Tuesday and fell onto the tracks, which are a few feet below platform level, police said. Wesley Autrey saw him fall, jumped down onto the tracks after him and rolled with him into the rut between the rails as a southbound train was coming in.- snip-
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I remember a story like this when Reagan was president. a man on his way to a job interview saved a person on the subway tracks. President Reagan heard the story and called the factory where the interview took place. The hero got the job. I sure miss President Reagan!
I used to live in NYC and loved the subway, but I always had a healthy respect for it and stood well back from the edge of the platform when a train was coming into the station.
Being run over, mangled is bad enough, but it was the third rail that scarred the bejeezus out of me.
I actually saw a drunk one night, jump down on the tracks, step over two 3rd rails and walk across another set of tracks and climb up on the other platform. Somebody was watching over him that night. I actually turned away expecting to hear a loud zzzzzapp!
Twas a brave man that Wesley Autrey that jumped down on the tracks and save that young man. He must be kin to Gene.
Wow, tears in my eyes. What a story.
My G_d. I also just noticed that on the link. Why would he take such a chance with this two daughters looking right at him?
Incredible video news story and interview with the Autrey at the link. Apparently he's a Navy veteran. What a brave person.
http://www.wnbc.com/index.html
WOW. What a hero.
Those little girls should be very proud of their old man.
Why? Because he had to.
I am not at all surprised to hear that he is former military. I think our military and firefighters particularly are full of the type of person whose heroism just comes naturally.
The key line to me was this
"Autrey guessed there was maybe an inch or inch and a half clearance between his head and the underside of the train. "
One inch clearance? That's incredible. He is indeed lucky to be alive.
Wow. Incredible bravery!
***Angels amongst us.***
well put.
Doesn't appear that he took much time to think about it. That's part of why it's heroic. He saw a desperate situation and acted. He did the right thing.
"The man stumbled off the platform onto the tracks, where he could have been killed if not for the heroic efforts of 50-year-old Wesley Autrey who did the unthinkable, jumping onto the tracks with a train approaching."
He risked his own life to save another -- doing what had to be done. That's the definition of a hero.
He doesn't consider himself a hero? He is the definition of a hero.
Now that's what I call a guardian angel!
Sorry, I didn't see your response when I made the same comment.
Why would he take the chance? Because he sounds like the kind of person who thought he could do something to save someone's life and could not live with himself by letting a fellow human die. Perhaps that is it.
I can't speak for him but sometimes you instinctively take action just knowing it is the right thing to do. It could have ended differently, but it didn't.
OMG, and with the other guy fighting and trying to lift up to get Autrey off him... There's NO WAY ON EARTH I would've had the guts to do what he did. Unbelievable. Guy definitely deserves a WHOLE BUNCH of medals!
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