A Utility Worker Delivering The Kiss Of Life
This amazing picture was taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito. When J.D. Thompson, a utility worker, tries to save his colleague Randall G. Champion, it’s called “The Kiss of Life.” His coworker had just made contact with a low-voltage line prior to this. The unfortunate individual was instantly knocked out. Thompson had the good fortune of being a quick thinker. Morabito reportedly saw the incident while driving down West 26th Street.
He shared, “I heard screaming. I looked up and I saw this man hanging down. Oh my God. I didn’t know what to do. I took a picture right quick. J.D. Thompson was running toward the pole. I went to my car and called an ambulance. I got back to the pole and J.D. was breathing into Champion. I backed off, way off until I hit a house and I couldn’t go any farther. I took another picture. Then I heard Thompson shouting down: He’s breathing!”
A Utility Worker Delivering The Kiss Of Life
