The South Yorkshire teens said their act of bravery was just \u2018instinct\u2019\n
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.\n
Two teenagers have been called \u2018heroes\u2019 after they jumped in the way of a moving train to stop a man from killing himself.\n
The friends were waiting for the last train home on Saturday (25 May) when they saw the man in a sleeping bag on the Bolton-upon Dearn station platform.\n
Freddie Corbett, 15 and Harley Hollingworth, 16, jumped onto the tracks and pulled the man to safety in South Yorkshire, UK.\n
Harley told the Mirror: \u201cI wasn\u2019t worried about the train, I just wanted to make sure Freddie got him off the tracks.\u201d
\nThe man got out of his sleeping bag while they were on the platform, and went on the train tracks, saying: \u201cI\u2019m going to kill myself tonight.\u201d\n
Freddie responded: \u201cYou\u2019re not doing that mate.\u201d\n
The teenagers said the train\u2019s headlights were visible, with Freddie estimating that it would have pulled into the station just 45 seconds after they pulled the man off the tracks.\n
So despite the threat to their own lives with the train so close by, Freddie and Harley jumped onto the tracks to save his life, with the former calling the brave act as \u2018just natural instinct\u2019.\n
Both sets of parents said they were proud of their sons\u2019 bravery and quick-thinking, with Harley\u2019s dad, Dale Hollingworth, stating: \u201cHe\u2019s just a typical grumpy teenager but clearly you can see he has a heart of gold\u2026 I\u2019m still overwhelmed to be honest.\u201d\n
However, some members of their families were not best pleased, as Freddie revealed: \u201cMy grandma said later: \u2018You stupid idiot, you could have got squashed\u2019.\n
\u201cBut my parents are proud. I hope he [the man] gets some help now.\u201d\n
Gary Robinson, who works for Network Rail, re-iterated that the boys saved the man\u2019s life, paying tribute to the pair on social media.\n
\u201cCalled out tonight to a male with intent to self-harm on the railway\u2026 these two lads were his angels,\u201d he began.\n
\u201cDragged him off the railway\u2026 sat with him talking till I got there and make no mistakes\u2026 saved his life!\n
\u201cKids get a bad press but with humanity like those lads [have] shown tonight we are in safe hands!\n
\u201cThese two lads are a credit to their parents and I can\u2019t speak highly enough about them. If you see them buy them a J20 (not old enough for pints yet).\u201d\n
He concluded by reminding people of the Samaritans helpline: \u201cAnyone feeling like things are getting too much please call 116 123 where someone will listen without judgement. Small Talk saves lives.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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