It was 12:45 pm on January 2, 2007.
It
was
12:45
pm
on
January
2
,
2007
.
50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at a subway station in New York.
50-year-old
Wesley
Autrey
was
waiting
for
the
train
at
a
subway
station
in
New
York
.
His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.
His
two
daughters
,
aged
four
and
six
,
were
with
him
.
Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform.
Suddenly
,
a
sick
man
fell
down
on
the
platform
.
The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again--this time, onto the track between the two rails.
The
man
,
20-year-old
Cameron
Hollopeter
,
got
up
,
but
then
fell
again
--
this
time
,
onto
the
track
between
the
two
rails
.
A train was coming into the station.
A
train
was
coming
into
the
station
.
It was a frightening moment.
It
was
a
frightening
moment
.
But Mr Autrey wasn't frightened.
But
Mr
Autrey
was
n't
frightened
.
He looked at the man and the space that the man was in.
He
looked
at
the
man
and
the
space
that
the
man
was
in
.
It was about half a meter deep.
It
was
about
half
a
meter
deep
.
And he thought, "The train is going to travel over this man.
And
he
thought
,
``
The
train
is
going
to
travel
over
this
man
.
If he tries to get up, the train will kill him.
If
he
tries
to
get
up
,
the
train
will
kill
him
.
But if he lies on the ground and doesn't move, he'll be OK." So he got an idea.
But
if
he
lies
on
the
ground
and
does
n't
move
,
he
'll
be
OK.
''
So
he
got
an
idea
.
He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground.
He
jumped
down
and
kept
Mr
Hollopeter
down
on
the
ground
.
The train driver saw them.
The
train
driver
saw
them
.
He was terrified, but he couldn't stop in time.
He
was
terrified
,
but
he
could
n't
stop
in
time
.
The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.
The
train
traveled
over
the
two
men
before
it
stopped
.
The people on the platform were surprised.
The
people
on
the
platform
were
surprised
.
When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, "We're OK down here, but I've got two daughters up there.
When
Mr
Autrey
heard
them
screaming
,
he
shouted
,
``
We
're
OK
down
here
,
but
I
've
got
two
daughters
up
there
.
Let them know their father is OK."
Let
them
know
their
father
is
OK
.
''
In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, "The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty."
In
an
interview
on
a
TV
show
,
Mr
Autrey
said
,
``
The
only
thing
that
happened
to
me
was
my
blue
hat
got
dirty
.
''
It was 12:45 pm on January 2, 2007. 50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at a subway station in New York. His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.  Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform. The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again--this time, onto the track between the two rails. A train was coming into the station. It was a frightening moment.  But Mr Autrey wasn't frightened. He looked at the man and the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he thought, "The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up, the train will kill him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn't move, he'll be OK." So he got an idea.  He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground. The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn't stop in time. The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.  The people on the platform were surprised. When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, "We're OK down here, but I've got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK."  In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, "The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty."