A Chicago guy was hailed and honored for his bravery after saving a stranger who had fallen on railway tracks and was getting electrocuted by a rail. According to Reader’s Digest, the incident happened in June 2022 when Anthony Perry stepped off a train at Chicago’s 69th Street station.
Perry was going to meet his grandfather so that they could evaluate an automobile he was interested in buying. However, two males on the platform got into a physical brawl and later collapsed on the train tracks.
One of the men began convulsing while the struggle raged on the tracks. The second man then returned to the platform and disappeared from view. The man who was convulsing had apparently fallen on the third rail, which is the line that carries the 600 volts of electricity that allows the city’s L trains to run.
As the man struggled further, a woman begged someone to assist him. “Please, someone!” she exclaimed. Perry eventually decided not to ignore the unhappy man and gently walked down the barrier to assist him. And, despite his efforts to avoid being electrocuted, he was taken aback when he first grabbed the victim. He was stunned again during his second try, but when he attempted again the third time, he was able to pull the man to safety.
According to Reader’s Digest, the man appeared to be dead but was breathing erratically. A woman in scrubs then instructed Perry to “give him chest compressions.” And, despite his lack of experience, Perry applied pressure to the man’s chest until he began convulsing.
Perry stayed with the sufferer until paramedics and firefighters arrived and took control. He later returned to the platform and, as planned, went to greet his grandfather. However, the car he was interested in had already been sold.
Perry’s heroics were covered in the evening news, and after a buddy revealed his identify to the media, the prizes began to pour in. A few days after the incident, he was given a car. The Chicago Fire Department also hired him, and he is now preparing to be an EMT, according to Reader’s Digest.