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News: Pilot Rescued Seconds Before Train Crashes Into Airplane In California
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Re: News: Pilot Rescued Seconds Before Train Crashes Into Airplane In California
Those officers certainly deserve a medal for what they did. They themselves could easily have been killed had they been a few seconds longer in removing the pilot from the wreckage.
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Re: News: Pilot Rescued Seconds Before Train Crashes Into Airplane In California
Surprised that they couldn't advise the train to stop
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The train was travelling at a speed which I would estimate at 70 mph ; absolutely no chance of stopping it . Medals for bravery deserved here
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The time clock on the bodycam suggest that they pulled him clear about 5 seconds before the train struck, so it may have been less than 200 yards away as they pulled him free.
Astonishing courage shown by all present.
Astonishing courage shown by all present.
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I saw some wag post on a forum somewhere "If reported by the Daily Mail it would be, 'vicious police officers assault and drag man bleeding from his aircraft before destroying his plane with a passing train'"
Sadly there does seem to be some truth behind their style of reportage.
Sadly there does seem to be some truth behind their style of reportage.
Alex