Hero story posted by Basso in D&D

pirc1 · Jan 3, 2007

What a great story, thought it would be better posted here so more people could read it.

basso said:

a real one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/n...age&adxnnlx=1167840088-Np5wtpig+b2OWgCARd36cw

[rquoter]A Man Down, a Train Arriving, and a Stranger Makes a Choice
By CARA BUCKLEY

It was every subway rider’s nightmare, times two.

Who has ridden along New York’s 656 miles of subway lines and not wondered: “What if I fell to the tracks as a train came in? What would I do?”

And who has not thought: “What if someone else fell? Would I jump to the rescue?”

Wesley Autrey, a 50-year-old construction worker and Navy veteran, faced both those questions in a flashing instant yesterday, and got his answers almost as quickly.

Mr. Autrey was waiting for the downtown local at 137th Street and Broadway in Manhattan around 12:45 p.m. He was taking his two daughters, Syshe, 4, and Shuqui, 6, home before work.

Nearby, a man collapsed, his body convulsing. Mr. Autrey and two women rushed to help, he said. The man, Cameron Hollopeter, 20, managed to get up, but then stumbled to the platform edge and fell to the tracks, between the two rails.

The headlights of the No. 1 train appeared. “I had to make a split decision,” Mr. Autrey said.

So he made one, and leapt.

Mr. Autrey lay on Mr. Hollopeter, his heart pounding, pressing him down in a space roughly a foot deep. The train’s brakes screeched, but it could not stop in time.

Five cars rolled overhead before the train stopped, the cars passing inches from his head, smudging his blue knit cap with grease. Mr. Autrey heard onlookers’ screams. “We’re O.K. down here,” he yelled, “but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father’s O.K.” He heard cries of wonder, and applause.

Power was cut, and workers got them out. Mr. Hollopeter, a student at the New York Film Academy, was taken to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. He had only bumps and bruises, said his grandfather, Jeff Friedman. The police said it appeared that Mr. Hollopeter had suffered a seizure.

Mr. Autrey refused medical help, because, he said, nothing was wrong. He did visit Mr. Hollopeter in the hospital before heading to his night shift. “I don’t feel like I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help,” Mr. Autrey said. “I did what I felt was right.”[/rquoter]
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Rocketman95 · Jan 3, 2007

Wow, what an amazing story!

Elle Woods · Jan 3, 2007

Amazing!

ima_drummer2k · Jan 3, 2007

What a story. I've had a whole new respect for New Yorkers since 9/11.

pgabriel · Jan 3, 2007

I was watching the movie "End of Days" and arnold's character ducks under a train as it passes. I thought it was unrealistic and thought "whatever". guess I was wrong. amazing.

AroundTheWorld · Jan 3, 2007

That man really is a hero. Amazing.

rrj_gamz · Jan 3, 2007

What an amazing story...Its hard to say if we would all do the same thing...I mean, I guess if the situation warranted it, I would assume we'd all step up...

Yonkers · Jan 3, 2007

rrj_gamz said:

What an amazing story...Its hard to say if we would all do the same thing...I mean, I guess if the situation warranted it, I would assume we'd all step up...
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I agree. It would be very hard to say what we would do. Especially with our 4 and 6 year old daughters standing right there. If something went wrong and they saw their dad die right in front of them that would have been horrible.
I don't think I could have done it. Bravo to this man for not having to even think about it.

pirc1 · Jan 3, 2007

Yonkers said:

I agree. It would be very hard to say what we would do. Especially with our 4 and 6 year old daughters standing right there. If something went wrong and they saw their dad die right in front of them that would have been horrible.
I don't think I could have done it. Bravo to this man for not having to even think about it.
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These are the types of solider that will cover their friends from bullets in a war, true heros! If more people are like that this nation would be much better off.

hotballa · Jan 3, 2007

ima_drummer2k said:

What a story. I've had a whole new respect for New Yorkers since 9/11.
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bit do you have respect for New_Yorker?

pirc1 · Jan 3, 2007

hotballa said:

bit do you have respect for New_Yorker?
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Hey, do not derail the threat!

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